| 释义 |
ef·face /ɪˈfeɪs/
vt.
1. 擦掉，抹去；消除(痕迹等)；冲淡(记忆等)
Weathering has effaced the inscription on the tombstone. 日晒雨淋已磨蚀了墓石上的铭文。
Regrowth effaced the scars of the fire. 重新生长的草木掩盖了火灾的痕迹。
efface that impression once and for all 把那一印象永远消除掉
The old man did not like it to be effaced from the memory of his juniors. 老人不愿他的后辈忘掉这件事。
2. 超越，使黯然失色
3. [efface oneself] (由于谦虚或羞怯)使(自己)不被人注意(或不露面)；把(自己)看得微不足道
The shy boy effaced himself by staying in the background. 那害羞的孩子躲在后面不让人注意。
[<Fr effacer to obliterate the face < L ex- out + faciēs face] |