delete
verb[IorT]
uk/dɪˈliːt/us/dɪˈliːt/B1
toremoveordrawalinethrough something,especiallya written word or words:
删除,删去,划掉(尤指文字)Theyinsistedthat allexpletivesbe deletedfromthearticle.他们坚持要删除文中所有的诅咒性词语。
Here is alistofpossibleanswers. Please delete(=drawalinethrough them)asappropriate.这里列出了各种备选答案,请酌情删除。
- Allnameshave been deleted from thereport.
- I deleted thefilebyaccident.
- Allswearwords were deleted from thetext.
- I deleted theentireparagraph.
- They have deleted aclausein thecontractwhich says thecompanycan makepeopleredundantforeconomicreasons.
Deleting writing
- blank
- blanksomethingout
- cross
- crosssomeone/somethingoff (something)
- crosssomethingout
- deletion
- edit
- editsomethingout
- efface
- erasable
- erase
- erasure
- rub
- rubsomethingout
- score
- scoresomethingout/through
- strike
- strikesomethingout/through
- X, x