de·lete

verb

/dɪˈliːt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they delete	/dɪˈliːt/ /dɪˈliːt/
he / she / it deletes	/dɪˈliːts/ /dɪˈliːts/
past simple deleted	/dɪˈliːtɪd/ /dɪˈliːtɪd/
past participle deleted	/dɪˈliːtɪd/ /dɪˈliːtɪd/
-ing form deleting	/dɪˈliːtɪŋ/ /dɪˈliːtɪŋ/

delete something (from something) to remove something that has been written or printed, or that has been stored on a computer删去；删除
- Your name has been deleted from the list.你的名字已从名单上删掉。
- This command deletes files from the directory.这一指令把文档从目录中删除。
- (British English) Mr/Mrs/Ms (delete as appropriate)先生／太太／女士（删去不适用者）
- Delete the word ‘it’ and insert ‘them’.删除“它”一词并插入“它们”。
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- copy
- data
- delete
- file
- folder
- icon
- menu
- open
- password
- print
Collocations Email and the internet
Email and the internetEmail
- receive/get/open an email
- write/send/answer/forward/delete an email
- check/read/access your email
- block/filter (out) junk/spam/unsolicited email
- exchange email addresses
- open/check your inbox
- junk mail fills/floods/clogs your inbox
- have/set up an email account
- open/send/contain an attachment
- sign up for/receive email alerts
Connecting to the internet
- use/access/log onto the internet/the Web
- go online/on the internet
- have a high-speed/broadband/wireless (internet) connection
- access/connect to/locate the server
- use/open/close/launch a/your web browser
- browse/surf/search/scour the internet/the Web
- send/contain/spread/detect a(n) (computer/email) virus
- update your anti-virus software
- install/use/configure a firewall
- accept/enable/block/delete cookies
Using the internet
- visit/check a website/an internet site/somebody’s blog
- create/design/launch a website/social networking site
- start/write/post/read a blog
- update your blog/a website
- be in/meet somebody in/go into/enter an internet chat room
- download/upload music/software/a song/a podcast/a file/a copy of something
- share information/data/files
- post a comment/message on a(n) website/online message board/web forum/internet chat room
- stream video/audio/music/content over the internet
- join/participate in/visit/provide a(n) (web-based/web/online/internet/discussion) forum
- generate/increase/monitor internet traffic
Extra Examples
- The file had been accidentally deleted.该文件被意外删除。
- I deleted your last email by mistake—could you send it again?我无意中把你的上一封电子邮件给删除了。请再发一次好吗？
Topics Computersb2, Phones, email and the internetb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- accidentally
- inadvertently
- automatically
- …
preposition
- from
phrases
- delete as appropriate
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘destroy’): from Latin delet- ‘blotted out, effaced’, from the verb delere.

de·lete

noun

/dɪˈliːt/

[uncountable]

a key or command on a computer, phone, etc. that removes text, records or images（计算机、手机等的）删除（键），删除命令
- Just use delete to remove a specific record from the database. 只需使用删除即可从数据库中删除特定记录。
- If the caller asks for financial details, just hang up and press delete.如果来电者询问财务详情，只需挂断电话，然后按“删除”。
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘destroy’): from Latin delet- ‘blotted out, effaced’, from the verb delere.