ph.
1. 拆毁；摧毁；拆掉
To pull down a building or statue means to deliberately destroy it.
1. cause to come or go down
e.g. The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect
The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet
Synonym: downknock downcut downpush down
2. tear down so as to make flat with the ground
e.g. The building was levelled