erase UK [ɪ'reɪz] US [-'reɪs] verb transitive MARK 痕迹 mainly US (UK usually rub out) ■to remove something, especially a pencil mark by rubbing it 抹去,擦掉(尤指铅笔字迹)•It's in pencil so you can just erase anything that's wrong.这是用铅笔写的,这样你就可以把任何错误的地方擦掉。 UK [ɪ'reɪz] US [-'reɪs] verb transitive SOMETHING RECORDED 录存的资讯 ■to remove recordings or information from a magnetic tape or disc 抹去(磁带内容);删除(磁片里的文件)•A virus erased my hard disk.病毒把我硬碟中的资讯给删了。 UK [ɪ'reɪz] US [-'reɪs] verb transitive SOMETHING PAST 过去的事情 ■to cause a feeling or memory, or a time to be completely forgotten (从头脑中)清除,消除;忘却(感觉、记忆等)•Tiger Woods is determined to erase the memory of a disappointing Cup debut two years ago.老虎·伍兹决心要把两年前初次参加高球赛时令人失望的表现永远忘掉。 •Taylor wants a convincing victory to erase doubts about his team's ability to reach the World Cup finals.泰勒想要透过大比数获胜来消除人们对他的球队能否打入世界杯决赛的疑虑。 •One election cannot erase 65 years of a corrupt one-party political process.一场选举并不能将长达65年腐败的一党专政的政治历程抹去。 ■literary ■to remove or destroy someone or something, or anything showing that they existed or happened 消除;消灭;清除•The President said NATO expansion will finally erase the boundary line in Europe artificially created by the Cold War.总统说北约的扩展将最终消除冷战在欧洲造成的人为界限。 •Years of hard living had blurred but not erased her girlhood beauty.多年的艰辛岁月使她芳容暗淡,但少女时代的美貌仍然依稀可辨。 •He was a man of mystery - erased from the history books.他是一个充满神秘色彩的人物——有关他的任何情况都已不见于史册。 |