expunge
UK/ik'spʌndʒ/US
GREC2
释义
v.
To remove or erase something completely, especially from a record.
删除,抹去,消除(尤指从记录中)。
词根拆分
词根派生ex-(向外)+ punge(来自 pungere,刺)=「刺出去」。抄写员删词的办法,是在词下面或上面刺一串点,标记它该删去。expunge 就是把某样东西从记录里彻底刺除,不留痕迹——最常见的是被正式抹去的法律记录。
词根 punct 还连着 12 个词常用搭配
- 1.expunge a record删除记录
- 2.expunge a conviction撤销定罪
- 3.expunge from history从历史中抹去
- 4.expunge all trace抹去一切痕迹
例句
- 1.
The court agreed to expunge the conviction from his record.
法院同意从他的记录中删除这项定罪。
- 2.
She tried to expunge the painful memory from her mind.
她试图从脑海中抹去那段痛苦的记忆。
- 3.
All references to the incident were expunged from the report.
报告中所有提及该事件的内容都被删除了。