burn to ashes; be destroyed by fire
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1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to be reduced to ashes; to burn down completely
literaryLiterally 'to give it one torch'. An idiom describing complete destruction by fire, often used for buildings, documents, or property. Can be used literally or metaphorically to mean total ruin. Variant: 付诸一炬 (fù zhū yī jù).
Yī一
chǎng场
dà大
huǒ火
jiāng将
tā他
de的
cáng藏
shū书
fù付
zhī之
yī一
jù炬
。
A great fire reduced his book collection to ashes.
Rù入
qīn侵
de的
jūn军
duì队
bǎ把
zhěng整
gè个
cūn村
zhuāng庄
dōu都
fù付
zhī之
yī一
jù炬
。
The invading army burned the entire village to the ground.
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Tā他
suǒ所
yǒu有
de的
mèng梦
xiǎng想
hé和
jì计
huà划
，
dōu都
bèi被
nà那
chǎng场
yì意
wài外
fù付
zhī之
yī一
jù炬
le了
。
All his dreams and plans were destroyed by that accident.
Zhè这
zuò座
lì历
shǐ史
jiàn建
zhù筑
zài在
zhàn战
zhēng争
zhōng中
bèi被
fù付
zhū诸
yī一
jù炬
。
This historic building was burned to the ground during the war.