Word · Frequency #11165
obliterate
彻底摧毁;消灭;抹去
核心释义
To destroy completely, leaving no trace; to wipe out. Also: to be destroyed completely, leaving no trace.
- 1.
彻底摧毁,不留痕迹。
To destroy (someone or something) completely, leaving no trace; to annihilate, to wipe out.
- 2.
掩盖,隐藏。
To hide (something) by covering it; to conceal, to obscure.
- 3.
抹去,删掉。
To make (a drawing, text which is printed or written, etc.) indecipherable, either by erasing or obscuring it; to blot out, to efface, to delete.
- 4.
使腔隙或血管闭塞。
To impair the function and/or structure of (a body cavity, vessel, etc.) by ablating or occluding it (in the latter case, chiefly by filling it with tissue).
- 5.
盖邮戳注销邮票。
To cancel (a postage stamp) with a postmark so it cannot be reused.
- 6.
被完全摧毁。
To be destroyed completely, leaving no trace.
- 7.
腔隙或血管闭塞,灌注或脉搏停止。
Of a body cavity, vessel, etc.: to close up or fill with tissue; of perfusion or a pulse: to cease owing to obstruction.
擦掉;涂掉;删除;遮盖;掩盖;隐藏;(使)闭塞;阻塞;封堵;盖销(邮票);彻底摧毁,不留痕迹。
用法In use
The volcanic eruption obliterated the entire village.
用法提示:过去时动词形式,表示彻底摧毁。
Regular exercise can help obliterate stress and anxiety.
用法提示:情态动词后动词原形,表示消除抽象事物。
The government plans to obliterate the slums and build new housing.
用法提示:不定式结构,表示有计划地彻底清除。
obliterate + noun phrase
The explosion obliterated the entire building.
爆炸彻底摧毁了整栋建筑。
be obliterated + (from/in + noun phrase)
常用被动结构强调结果,from/in后接地点或范围。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- obliterate a city
- 彻底摧毁城市
- The earthquake obliterated the entire city.地震彻底摧毁了整座城市。
- obliterate the enemy
- 彻底消灭敌人
- The army launched an attack to obliterate the enemy.军队发动进攻以彻底消灭敌人。
- obliterate all traces
- 抹去所有痕迹
- The explosion obliterated all traces of the building.爆炸彻底抹去了这栋建筑的所有痕迹。
- obliterate a memory
- 抹去记忆
- He tried to obliterate the memory of the accident.他试图抹去对那场事故的记忆。
- obliterate the view
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想记忆:obliterate 像黑板擦擦掉所有粉笔字,彻底抹去、销毁,不留一点痕迹。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:正式书面语、新闻报道、学术文本 该词比较正式,多用于书面语或正式语境;口语中较少单独使用,更常见的是说 destroy 或 wipe out。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这组词都有相同的拼写结尾 -erate,读音结尾均为 /əreɪt/,与 obliterate 的结尾读音一致。注意 lookalike literate /ˈlɪtərɪt/ 拼写相近但读音不同。
用法优先级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。
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