Word · Frequency #5794
delete
删除
remove or make invisible
- 1.
To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device.
移除、摆脱或擦除,尤其是书面或印刷材料,或计算机或其他设备上的数据
移除、摆脱或擦除,尤其是书面或印刷材料,或计算机或其他设备上的数据；删除；[计] 删除
In use
You can delete unwanted files from your computer.
She deleted the email by mistake.
I am deleting old photos to free up space.
delete sth
及物动词，直接跟被删除的对象。
Please delete the file.
请删除这个文件。
delete sth from sth
表示从某处删除。
I deleted the photos from my phone.
我从手机上删除了这些照片。
sth be deleted
被动语态，强调被删除的动作。
The email was deleted accidentally.
这封邮件被意外删除了。
Verb forms
base delete · third person deletes · -ing deleting · past deleted · past participle deleted
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Common mistakes
Delete out the file before closing.Delete the file before closing.
动词 delete 已包含去除之意，无需加介词 out。
Please delete now.Please delete it now.
delete 是及物动词，必须带宾语。
Connections
Collocations
- delete a file
- 删除文件
- Please delete the old file from the folder.请从文件夹中删除旧文件。
- delete an email
- 删除邮件
- I accidentally deleted an important email.我不小心删了一封重要的邮件。
- delete an account
- 注销账户
- You can delete your account in the settings.你可以在设置中注销账户。
- delete data
- 删除数据
- The virus deleted all my data.病毒删除了我所有的数据。
- delete a record
- 删除记录
- The system automatically deletes old records.系统自动删除旧记录。
- delete (the) key
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Delete键的D像垃圾桶，ete谐音'一踢'，一键删除。
Context & Register
“delete” 通常用于计算机或手机操作中删除文件、消息等，亦可用于日常表示移除或擦除。比较常见于中性语境，在技术文档中偏正式，在聊天中偏随意。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'delete'. Note that 'concrete' shares the '-ete' spelling but sounds different (/ˈkɒŋkriːt/).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.