expunge [ɪk'spʌndʒ] formal verb transitive ■to rub off or remove information from a piece of writing 删去;抹去;勾销•His name has been expunged from the list of members.他的名字从成员名单中删除了。 ■to cause something to be forgotten 使淡忘;(从记忆中)抹掉•She has been unable to expunge the details of the accident from her memory.那次事故的细节总是徘徊在她记忆中,无论如何都无法抹去。 |