obliteration

英 [əˌblɪtəˈreɪʃən]

美 [əˌblɪtəˈreɪʃən]

n.  灭迹；涂抹；消灭；删除

医学

BNC.33282 / COCA.24669

柯林斯词典

• VERB 消灭;毁掉;清除
  If somethingobliteratesan object or place, it destroys it completely.
  1. Their warheads are enough to obliterate the world several times over...
     他们拥有的弹头足以将世界毁灭好几次。
  2. Whole villages were obliterated by fire.
     整座整座的村庄都被大火所吞噬。
• VERB 抹除，忘却（回忆等）
  If youobliteratesomething such as a memory, emotion, or thought, you remove it completely from your mind.
  1. There was time enough to obliterate memories of how things once were for him.
     时间足以抹去他对过去经历的记忆。

英英释义

noun

• destruction by annihilating something
  Synonym:annihilation
• the complete destruction of every trace of something
  Synonym:eradication

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