| 释义 |
ex·punge /ɪkˈspʌndʒ/
vt.
1. 除去；删去；省略；勾销
expunge a name from a list 把一个名字从名单上除去
expunge from the diaries all reference to people still living 把日记中涉及活人的内容全部删去
2. 擦去，拭去，抹掉
expunge a man's fingerprints 揩去一个人的指纹印
expunge the sound of a voice from a tape recording 从录音磁带上抹去说话声
Nothing can expunge the shame of what he did. 没有什么东西能洗刷掉他所作所为的耻辱。
3. 消灭，歼灭
[< L expungere to blot out < pungere to prick] |