effaced

英 [ɪˈfeɪst]

美 [ɪˈfeɪst]

v.  消除; 抹去; 擦掉
efface的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• See also:...an event that has helped efface the country's traditional image...The name of the ship had been effaced from the menus.self-effacing

双语例句

• Be sure to put down the address of the receiver clearly. Someone has effaced part of the address on his letter.
  注意要把收信人的地址写清。有人把他信上的一部分地址擦掉了。
• Hollywood has long been the land of fixed teeth and busts, blurred hairlines and effaced waistlines.
  好莱坞一直以来都充斥着整过的牙齿、隆过的胸部、难辨真假的发际线和缩小的腰围。
• All day he effaced himself in the store, reserving for the evening, with his family, the privilege of being himself.
  他整天在店里低声下气，把气留到晚上对家里的人发。晚上他就有特权原形毕露。
• The inscriptions on the ancient monuments have been effaced by time. The upper part of the monument has been seriously broken, and needs to be repaired.
  古代石碑上的文字，已经因时间长久而被磨蚀去。纪念碑的上部已经被严重损坏，需要进行修补了。
• In the sand, all the footprints had effaced one another.
  沙地上所有的脚印都已相互抹掉了。
• The name of the ship had been effaced from the menus.
  那艘船的名字已经从选择菜单中删除了。
• A tablet commemorates his patriotic activities. Time and weather have long ago effaced the inscription on the monument
  碑文铭记他的爱国行动。岁月和风雨早已磨掉纪念碑上的铭文
• As a politician, he has completely effaced himself.
  作为一名政客，他已完全消声匿迹了。
• Dr. Macphail quickly effaced from his lips the smile which had come upon them. The processing factory operated around the clock until the order was filled.
  麦克费尔医生赶快收回了嘴角上露出的微笑。那加工厂昼夜不停地赶工，直到把定的货物赶出来为止。
• Thy foot itself hath effaced the path behind thee, and over it standeth written: Impossibility.
  而网上流行版本的误译：你自己的脚，抹去你后面路上铭记着的“不可能”。