efface

英 [ɪˈfeɪs]

美 [ɪˈfeɪs]

v.  消除; 抹去; 擦掉

过去分词：effaced　过去式：effaced　第三人称单数：effaces　现在分词：effacing　

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BNC.34951 / COCA.24301

牛津词典

verb

• 消除；抹去；擦掉
  to make sth disappear; to remove sth

柯林斯词典

• See also:...an event that has helped efface the country's traditional image...The name of the ship had been effaced from the menus.self-effacing

英英释义

verb

• remove completely from recognition or memory
  1. efface the memory of the time in the camps
  Synonym:obliterate
• remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
  1. Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!
  Synonym:eraserub outscore outwipe off
• make inconspicuous
  1. efface oneself

双语例句

• Remorse is just like a dose of chronic poison that would ceaselessly efface your will, unconsciously deplete your happiness and reduce the chance of your success;
  懊悔就像一剂***，在无休无止中磨灭你的意志，在不知不觉中消耗你的快乐，降低你成功的几率。
• He could not efface the impression from his mind.
  他不能把这个印象从心中抹去。
• He sought not to efface sorrow by forgetfulness, but to magnify and dignify it by hope.
  他不以遗忘来消除苦痛，却希望去使苦痛显得伟大和光荣。
• He would have to efface himself before his visitor.
  他在客人面前必须表现得很谦虚。
• The name of the ship had been effaced from the menus.
  那艘船的名字已经从选择菜单中删除了。
• If smear is too heavy, usable scour efface, again dry finally brush.
  假如污迹太重，可用洗涤剂抹去，最后再干擦一遍。
• Time alone will efface those unpleasant memories.
  只有时间才能使人淡忘那些不快的记忆。
• Time would efface the memory.
  时间将会抹去记忆。
• Tried to efface prejudice from his mind.
  试图使他忘掉偏见。
• He'd hoped to efface the memory of an embarrassing speech.
  他原本希望忘掉那次令人难堪的演讲。