“烧毁”常见的英文表达有 burn down、burn to the ground 或 set fire to and destroy(更强调人为纵火并摧毁的情境) ,具体使用可根据语境选择:
burn down:强调建筑物等被烧到坍塌、化为灰烬,常用于描述火灾对建筑物的破坏。
例句:The old factory burned down last night.(那座旧工厂昨晚被烧毁了。 )
burn to the ground: 同样表示完全烧毁,语气更强烈,突出被烧得只剩平地的结果。
例句:The entire village was burned to the ground by the wildfire.(整座村庄都被野火烧成了平地。 )
set fire to and destroy: 侧重于人为纵火并导致某物被毁坏,强调纵火行为和最终结果。
例句:The arsonist set fire to and destroyed the warehouse.(纵火犯放火烧毁了仓库。 )