burn/raze something to the groundto destroy a city, building etc completely by fire, bombs etc 把某物烧成平地/夷为平地 The city of Tortona was burnt to the ground. 托尔托纳城被焚为平地。
burn/raze something to the ground• They then torched the building, burning it to the ground.• The city continued to thrive until a massive earthquake razed it to the ground in 749AD.
→ burn/raze something to the ground at ground1(7)