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●ˌknock sth ˈdown 🔑1. to destroy sth and make it fall down 推倒；拆毁◆If you don’t open up, I’m going to knock the door down.
你不开门，我可要踹门了。◆These old houses are going to be knocked down.
这些旧房将要拆除。OBJ house, door
SYN demolish sth (more formal) ➡ SYNONYMS 同义词辨析knock sth down
demolish sth ◇ knock sth down ◇ pull sth down ◇ tear sth down
These are all verbs that can be used to talk about destroying buildings or trees. 这些动词都表示拆除、拆毁、拆掉。
demolish sth
to destroy a building or part of a building by breaking its walls, usually deliberately 拆除，拆毁，拆掉（建筑物）The old slums are being demolished to make way for a new housing project. 旧贫民窟正在拆除，以让地给新的住宅项目。▸ demolition noun [uncountable, countable]The whole row of houses is scheduled for demolition. 整排房屋都将按计划拆除。
knock sth down
to deliberately destroy a building, wall or fence 拆毁，拆掉（建筑物、墙壁或栅栏）These old houses are going to be knocked down. 这些旧房将要拆除。You could knock this wall down and make one large room. 你可以拆了这面墙，改成一个大房间。
pull sth down
to deliberately destroy a building or part of a building by breaking its walls 拆除，捣毁，拆掉（建筑物）This tower is being pulled down in a few weeks' time. 几个星期后，这座塔将要拆毁。
tear sth down
to deliberately destroy a building, wall or barrier 拆除，拆毁，捣毁（建筑物、墙壁或栅栏）They're tearing down these old houses to build a new office block. 他们正在拆除这些老屋，准备建造新办公楼。 (figurative) We need to tear down the barriers that divide the two communities. 我们必须消除这两个社区之间的隔阂。
WHICH WORD?
Buildings are usually demolished deliberately, because they are not safe or are no longer needed, or the land is needed for sth else. In informal usage, especially in American English, buildings, vehicles and other objects can be demolished by accident * demolish 通常指建筑物因为不安全、不再需要或该地需作他用而有意拆除。在非正式用法中，尤其在美国英语中，demolish 可指建筑物、车辆以及其他物体毁于事故The hurricane demolished trailers and blew roofs off houses. 飓风摧毁了拖车式活动房，掀翻了房顶。
Tear sth down can suggest that unnecessary violence was used, or that the speaker has negative feelings about what was done. Demolish, knock sth down and pull sth down are neutral in meaning. * tear sth down 可暗示使用了不必要的暴力，或者说话者对发生之事持有否定态度。demolish、knock sth down 和 pull sth down 在含义上不带有倾向性。
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONSto demolish / tear down / knock down / pull down a building / house / factory / wall to be due to be demolished2. (to sb) to sell sth to the person who offers most money at a public sale (an auction) （拍卖会上）卖出；拍卖（给某人）◆The painting was knocked down to me for £5 000.
那幅画我以 5 000 英镑拍下。3. (NAmE) to take sth apart, especially furniture, so that it can be sent or carried somewhere more easily 拆卸，拆开（尤指家具）[v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + n]▸ ˈknock-down price noun
a much lower price than usual 低价；特价◆I got these books at a knock-down price.
我以优惠价买到了这些书。 |