erasing

柯林斯词典

1. V-T If you erase a thought or feeling, you destroy it completely so that you can no longer remember something or no longer feel a particular emotion. 抹去; 消除
They are desperate to erase the memory of that last defeat. 他们急于抹去上次失败的记忆。
2. V-T If you erase sound that has been recorded on a tape or information which has been stored in a computer, you completely remove or destroy it. 抹掉; 删除
An intruder broke into the campaign headquarters and managed to erase 17,000 names from computer files. 一名入侵者闯入作战指挥部，设法删除了电脑文件中的17000个名字。
3. V-T If you erase something such as writing or a mark, you remove it, usually by rubbing it with a cloth. 擦掉 (字迹)