burn down

焼き払う

建物に火をつけて、完全に焼いてなくす。

やさしい英語で： To destroy a building by setting it on fire.

• They threatened to burn down the house.
• Someone burned down our old barn.
• Did the soldiers burn the village down?

使い方： burn something down (Someone burned the warehouse down last night.)

類義語： torch, destroy by fire

よく使う表現： burn down something, burn down houses

全焼する、焼け落ちる

建物が火事で完全に焼けてしまう。

やさしい英語で： If a building does this, fire destroys it completely.

• The house burned down.
• Our school burned down during the holidays.
• How did the factory burn down?

類義語： burn to the ground

よく使う表現： burn down completely, burn down overnight

殺す、撃ち殺す

人を殺したり襲ったりする。多くは銃で撃つことをいう。

やさしい英語で： To kill or attack someone, often by shooting them.

• The gang threatened to burn him down.
• He claimed he had burned down a rival.
• The gunman tried to burn them down outside the club.

使い方： burn someone down (The gunman threatened to burn him down.)

類義語： kill, gun down, attack

よく使う表現： burn someone down, burn down someone