音标

英 [bɜːn daʊn]；美 [bɜːrn daʊn]

意思

“burn down” 常见的意思是 “烧毁；夷为平地”，通常用于描述建筑物、树木等被大火彻底焚毁 。

造句

The old house burned down last night.
那座老房子昨晚被烧毁了。

Lightning struck the tree and it burned down within minutes.
闪电击中了那棵树，几分钟内它就被烧毁了。

Vandals set fire to the shed and it burned down quickly.
破坏者放火烧了棚子，它很快就被烧毁了。

The abandoned factory burned down in a massive fire.
那座废弃的工厂在一场大火中被烧毁了。

The small cottage in the woods burned down due to a careless camper.
树林里的小木屋因为一个粗心的露营者而被烧毁了。

The historic building unfortunately burned down during the war.
这座历史建筑不幸在战争期间被烧毁了。

A faulty electrical wire caused the house to burn down.
一根有故障的电线导致房子被烧毁。

The barn full of hay burned down in a matter of hours.
装满干草的谷仓在几个小时内就被烧毁了。

The old church burned down after being struck by lightning.
那座老教堂在被闪电击中后被烧毁了。

The shed where we stored tools burned down last week.
我们存放工具的棚子上周被烧毁了。

初学英语怎么运用

口语运用

讲述事件：在和朋友聊天、分享新闻时，用 “burn down” 描述火灾事件。例如：“Did you hear that the old library in town burned down?（你听说镇上的老图书馆被烧毁了吗？）”

表达担忧：当看到有火灾隐患的场景时，可以表达担心。比如：“Be careful with that candle. The curtains could catch fire and the whole place might burn down.（小心那支蜡烛。窗帘可能着火，整个地方都可能被烧毁。）”

写作运用

记叙文写作：在写关于火灾经历、历史事件等记叙文时使用。例如：“Last summer, a wildfire broke out and several houses in the neighborhood burned down.（去年夏天，一场野火爆发，附近几所房子被烧毁了。）”

描述灾难：在描写自然灾害、人为灾害等场景时，用 “burn down” 增强画面感。比如：“During the earthquake, many buildings were damaged, and some even burned down due to gas leaks.（地震期间，许多建筑物受损，有些甚至因为煤气泄漏而被烧毁。）”

学习积累

观看视频学习：观看关于火灾、历史建筑变迁等相关的英语视频，听到 “burn down” 时，留意其使用场景和搭配，模仿视频中的句子进行练习。

实地联想：路过曾经发生过火灾的地方，或者看到类似可能引发火灾的场景时，在心里用英语说出包含 “burn down” 的句子，强化记忆和运用能力。