obliterate

obliterate

英 [ə'blɪtəreɪt]
　　美 [ə'blɪtə'ret]

vt. 消滅；塗去；沖刷；忘掉

中文詞源：

obliterate 覆蓋，清除

來自拉丁語oblittero,塗抹，抹掉，來自oblino,塗抹，抹掉，-t,過去分詞綴。來自ob-,相對，對著的，-lino,塗抹，詞源同liniment,delete.拼寫受letter,literal影響。

例句：

1. Their warheads are enough to obliterate the world several times over.
他們擁有的彈頭足以將世界毀滅好幾次。

2. There was time enough to obliterate memories of how things once were for him.
時間足以抹去他對過去經歷的記憶。

3. Anne was eager to obliterate her error.
安妮極想忘卻她的錯誤.

4. Little things brought out on such occasions need great love to obliterate them afterward.
在這類情況下產生的小摩擦,需要偉大的愛情事後來消除.

5. Collisions with small space flotsam can obliterate a ship.
與太空中很小的漂浮物的碰撞可能完全摧毀一艘飛船.