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erase

UK //ɪˈreɪz//US //ɪˈreɪs//

词源

源自拉丁语 'erasus'(刮掉的),经由古法语 'eraser' 进入英语,最初指物理擦除行为,后引申出数字删除和记忆遗忘的含义。

verb

❶ 用橡皮擦或类似工具清除字迹、痕迹等,使其消失或不可见。常用于纸张、黑板等表面。

“She carefully erased the wrong answer and wrote the correct one.”

(她小心擦掉错误答案,写上了正确的。)

“The teacher erased the whiteboard after the lesson.”

(下课后老师擦掉了白板上的内容。)

❶ 从存储设备中删除数据或信息,使其无法恢复。常用于电脑、硬盘等电子设备。

“I accidentally erased all the photos from my phone.”

(我不小心删除了手机里所有的照片。)

“The IT department will erase the old data from your computer.”

(IT部门会清除你电脑里的旧数据。)

❶ 从记忆中抹去或试图忘记某事,常用于情感或心理层面。

“She wished she could erase that embarrassing moment from her memory.”

(她希望能从记忆中抹去那个尴尬的时刻。)

“Time may erase the pain, but not the memories.”

(时间或许能减轻痛苦,但抹不去回忆。)

同义词:delete, remove, wipe, obliterate, efface

常见短语

erase from memory — 指刻意忘记或从记忆中消除某事,常用于描述想要遗忘不愉快经历的情况。

“He wanted to erase that failure from memory and start fresh.”

(他想忘记那次失败,重新开始。)

erase the board — 指擦除黑板、白板等书写板上的内容,为新的书写做准备。

“Could you please erase the board before the next class?”

(下节课前能请你擦一下黑板吗?)