efface 详细解释

efface

[i'feis]

v.擦掉,抹去,使(自己)不受人注意,忘却

vt.

1. 擦掉; 抹去

Time would efface the memory.

时间将会抹去记忆。

2. (与oneself连用)使(自己)不受人注意

She would efface herself before her father's visitors.

她总是避免在父亲的来访者面前露面。

词形变化

形容词: effaceable | 名词: effacement | 动词过去式: effaced | 动词过去分词: effaced | 动词现在分词: effacing | 动词第三人称单数: effaces |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.消除; 隐没

erase  destroy  obliterate  rub out  

同义参见:

annul  

英英释义

动词 efface:

remove completely from recognition or memory

同义词:obliterate

make inconspicuous

remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

同义词:erase, rub out, score out, wipe off

短语词组

efface oneself

1. (由于谦虚或羞怯)使(自己)不被人注意

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。

补充

effaceefface英:[iˈfeis] 美:[ɪˈfes]vt.1.擦掉, 抹去2.超越, 使黯然失色

例句

1. The event has helped efface the country's traditional image.该事件使这个国家的以往形象有所改观。 2. He'd hoped to efface the memory of an embarrassing speech.他希望把那次令人尴尬的演讲从记忆中抹去。 3. The name of the ship had been effaced from the menus.那艘船的名字已经从菜单中删除了。 4. He would have to efface himself before his visitor.他得在来访者面前谦卑一些。 5. Time effaced the memory.时间抹掉了记忆。 6. to efface one's unhappy memories忘掉不愉快的记忆 7. The beauty effaced all girls I have seen.这个美人使我见过的所有姑娘都相形见绌。 8. She would have to efface herself before her visitor.她宁愿避而不见来访者。 9. Shriley did her best to efface herself at parties.雪莉参加聚会时竭力不露面。 10. with time, the words are effaced by the frost and the rain.时光流逝,霜冻和雨水将字迹抹去了。 11. his anger was effaced when he stepped into the open air.他走到户外气就消了。 12. coins with dates effaced by wear日期已被磨损的硬币 13. a memory effaced by time被时间冲淡的记忆