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单词 obliterate
释义
obliterate
verb
formal
uk
/əˈblɪt.ər.eɪt/us
/əˈblɪt̬.ə.reɪt/
[Toften passive]
toremoveallsignsof something, either bydestroyingit or bycoveringit so that it cannot beseen:
彻底毁掉，抹去，覆盖（使不留痕迹）
Themissilestrikewasdevastating- thetargetwastotallyobliterated.这次导弹袭击是毁灭性的——目标荡然无存。
All of asuddentheviewwas obliterated by thefog.突然之间雾气淹没了这片景象。
[T]
to make anideaorfeelingdisappearcompletely:
忘却，抹掉（想法或感情）
Maybe she getsdrunkto obliteratepainfulmemories.也许她喝醉酒是为了忘却痛苦的往事。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Destroying and demolishing
  • annihilate
  • annihilation
  • apocalypse
  • bash
  • bash through (something)
  • be sacrificed on the altar ofsomethingidiom
  • fall in
  • in piecesidiom
  • indestructibility
  • killsomethingoff
  • kill the goose that lays the golden eggidiom
  • sacrifice
  • self-devouring
  • shred
  • sink
  • smash
  • stave
  • stavesomethingin
  • takesomethingout
  • tear
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Covering and adding layers
Forgetting and forgetfulness

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obliteration
(Definition ofobliteratefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

obliterate| American Dictionary

obliterate
verb[T]
us
/əˈblɪt̬·əˌreɪt,oʊ-/
toremoveallsignsof something;destroy:
Thehurricanevirtuallyobliterated thissmallcoastaltown.
(Definition ofobliteratefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofobliterate

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However, this decoding depends on a simultaneous appreciation of martyrdom as a radical act which transgresses, even obliterates, key boundaries.
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The traditional distinction between rural and urban has, however, largely been obliterated by modern communications.
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They were standing at the front of the stage, choir-fashion, obliterating the voices of several soloists further up-stage.
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As with the onemeasure patterns, the accents here create rhythmic tension without obliterating the underlying duple feel.
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The intercordal spaces are obliterated by leaflet tissue.
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Tricuspid stenosis, when present, is treated by fenestration of die anterosuperior leaflet wherever die intercordal spaces are obliterated.
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The original nappe geometry was obliterated by block tectonics.
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Decortication and decerebration obliterated felt-pain from the experiment, and represented the laboratory as a pain-free space.
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Later deformations obliterated and partly extinguished possible shear sense indicators so that the shear sense can hardly be determined.
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Except for the silhouette of the ears, the facial features are completely obliterated, and no traces of headgear are evident.
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The address is partially obliterated by the now-removed sealing wax once on the folded paper of the letter.
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One of these was obliterated with coils placed via a catheter following the second operation.
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The aneurysm was obliterated with a second patch.
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When the infundibulum is severely narrowed or obliterated, cardiac catheterization is necessary to define the status of the coronary circulation.
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Although the person obviously had other features, the chosen label obliterated all other characteristics.
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