expunge
v.擦去
难易程度:
expunge为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:expunger 动词过去式:expunged 过去分词:expunged 现在分词:expunging 第三人称单数:expunges
词根
punct＝to prick（刺）
近义词, 同义词
expunge
/ɪk'spʌndʒ; ɪk`spʌndʒ/
v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (from sth) (fml 文) remove or wipe out (words, names, etc) from a list, book, etc （从名单、书等上）除去、删除或擦掉（词语、名字等）
*Her name was expunged from the list. 她的名字已从名册上除掉.
* (fig 比喻) He could not expunge the incident from his memory. 他无法忘掉这件事.
v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (from sth) (fml 文) remove or wipe out (words, names, etc) from a list, book, etc （从名单、书等上）除去、删除或擦掉（词语、名字等）
*Her name was expunged from the list. 她的名字已从名册上除掉.
* (fig 比喻) He could not expunge the incident from his memory. 他无法忘掉这件事.
expunge
v [T]formal
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin;Origin: expungere 'to mark something with small holes to show that it is to be removed', from pungere 'to make a small hole']
to remove a name from a list, piece of information, or book
to make someone forget something unpleasant
expunge sth from sth
I wanted to expunge the memory of that first race from my mind.
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin;Origin: expungere 'to mark something with small holes to show that it is to be removed', from pungere 'to make a small hole']
to remove a name from a list, piece of information, or book
to make someone forget something unpleasant
expunge sth from sth
I wanted to expunge the memory of that first race from my mind.
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