obliterate

英 [əˈblɪtəreɪt]

美 [əˈblɪtəreɪt]

v.  毁掉; 覆盖; 清除

过去分词：obliterated　现在分词：obliterating　第三人称单数：obliterates　过去式：obliterated　

TOEFLGRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.11165 / COCA.10389

牛津词典

verb

• 毁掉；覆盖；清除
  to remove all signs of sth, either by destroying or covering it completely
  1. The building was completely obliterated by the bomb.
     炸弹把那座建筑物彻底摧毁了。
  2. The snow had obliterated their footprints.
     白雪覆盖了他们的足迹。
  3. Everything that happened that night was obliterated from his memory.
     那天夜里发生的一切都从他的记忆中消失了。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 消灭;毁掉;清除
  If somethingobliteratesan object or place, it destroys it completely.
  1. Their warheads are enough to obliterate the world several times over...
     他们拥有的弹头足以将世界毁灭好几次。
  2. Whole villages were obliterated by fire.
     整座整座的村庄都被大火所吞噬。
• VERB 抹除，忘却（回忆等）
  If youobliteratesomething such as a memory, emotion, or thought, you remove it completely from your mind.
  1. There was time enough to obliterate memories of how things once were for him.
     时间足以抹去他对过去经历的记忆。

英英释义

verb

• remove completely from recognition or memory
  1. efface the memory of the time in the camps
  Synonym:efface
• make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
  1. a hidden message
  2. a veiled threat
  Synonym:obscureblot outveilhide
• do away with completely, without leaving a trace
• mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
  1. kill these lines in the President's speech
  Synonym:killwipe out

adj

• reduced to nothingness
  Synonym:blotted outobliterated

双语例句

• I obliterate the word with chalk.
  我用粉笔把这个单词涂去了。
• I believe that good is stronger than evil. I have found that if applied with complete faith, it can obliterate evil.
  我相信善可以压倒恶，并发现如果我们完全相信善的力量，便能以善除恶。
• Don't obliterate a file simply because you discovered it to be a bad idea.
  不要因为你发现它不好就删除一个文件。
• If you want to live alone, it is better to die together, buried in the dark to you, please remember, I hate to obliterate a short life, and love to you.
  如果要孤独的活着，不如一同死去，长眠于黑暗的你，请用憎恨来泯记我短暂的生命，和对你的爱。
• Rising water will soon obliterate one of the strangest chapters in Chinese history.
  水位上升后很快就将抹去中国历史上最奇异的其中一部分。
• He tried to obliterate all thoughts of Mary from his mind.
  他尽力忘却对玛丽的一切思念。
• Their warheads are enough to obliterate the world several times over
  他们拥有的弹头足以将世界毁灭好几次。
• For some things, like name or photo or job title, the other person's choices will obliterate yours.
  这得看情况。对于有些东西，诸如名字、照片和职位，对方提供的信息将会冲掉你原本的记录。
• Little things brought out on such occasions need great love to obliterate them afterward.
  在这类情况下产生的小摩擦，需要伟大的爱情事后来消除。
• However, obliterate should never be used to delete actual work.
  当然，删除应该决不用于删除真正的工作。