expunging

• 名词，指完全抹去、删除或移除某物的行为，常用于记录或文件。

A noun referring to the act of erasing, deleting, or removing something completely, often from a record or document.

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1. Deletion or ErasureC1formal

   The act of completely removing or erasing something, such as text, a record, or a memory.

   删除或抹除

   • The expunging of the criminal record allowed him to start anew.
   • The editor oversaw the expunging of all sensitive information from the document.
   • The expunging of certain historical facts from the textbook caused controversy.

   同义词cancellationeffacementeliminationerasureobliterationremoval

   反义词additioninclusioninsertion

• 动词，表示彻底抹去、删除或销毁某物，常用于从记录或记忆中除去。

A verb used to indicate the act of erasing, removing, or deleting something completely, often from a record or memory.

1. Erase or remove completelyC1formal

   To remove or delete something completely, especially from a record or memory.

   彻底删除

   • The court ordered to expunge the criminal record after five years.
   • She tried to expunge the painful memories from her mind.
   • The editor decided to expunge the controversial paragraph from the article.

   同义词annihilatecanceldeletedestroyeffaceeraseobliterateremovestrike out

   反义词addincludeinsertrecordretain

2. Destroy or obliterateC2formal

   To eliminate something entirely, leaving no trace.

   彻底消除

   • The dictator attempted to expunge all opposition from history.
   • Time cannot expunge the love we shared.
   • The fire expunged all evidence of the crime.

   同义词annihilateblot outdeleteeradicateeraseextirpateobliteratewipe out

   反义词createestablishkeepmaintainpreserverestoreretain