The whole country had tried to efface the memory of the old dictatorship .
全国上下都曾努力试图抹去旧的专制统治的记忆。
To efface the shame of the bin laden raid , it would try and demonstrate its commitment to fighting al-qaeda and other islamist militants on its soil .
为了抹去了本拉登袭击耻辱,它会尝试并展示其致力于打击基地组织和在其领土上的其他伊斯兰武装分子。
A magistrate is satisfied that any indecent matter is publicly displayed on any building or other structure he may order the owner of the building or structure to remove or efface that indecent matter .
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
例句
He would have to efface himself before his visitors.他每每只好在客人面前躲而避之。
Time alone will efface those unpleasant memories.只有时间才能使人淡忘那些不快的记忆。
Time and weather had long ago effaced the inscription on the monument.岁月和风雨早已磨掉纪念碑上的铭文。
详细解释
ef.face v.tr.(及物动词)ef.faced,ef.fac.ing,ef.fac.es To rub or wipe out; erase.擦去:擦掉或消除;抹去To make indistinct as if by rubbing:冲淡(记忆):好象通过擦拭使变得不清晰:例句:.Five years` absence had done nothing to efface the people`s memory of his firmness.(Alan Moorehead)See Synonyms at erase .五年离别丝毫未冲淡人们对他坚毅形象的记忆.(艾伦·穆尔黑德)参见 erase To conduct (oneself) inconspicuously:隐没:使(自己)不被人注意:例句:.When the two women went out together, Anna deliberately effaced herself and played to the dramatic Molly.(Doris Lessing).当那两个女人一起出去,安娜特意不突出自己而去迎合举止显眼的莫莉.(多丽丝·莱辛) 来源:Middle English effacen 中古英语 effacen from French effacer 源自 法语 effacer from Old French esfacier 源自 古法语 esfacieres- [out] from Latin ex- [ex-] es- [向外面的] 源自 拉丁语 ex- [前缀,表.从前的.] face [face] from Latin faciôs * see dhô- face [面对] 源自 拉丁语 faciôs *参见 dhô- 【引伸】 efface.able adj.(形容词)efface.ment n.(名词)effac.er n.(名词)