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. 他們急於抹去上次失敗的記憶。
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; 刪除
An intruder broke into the campaign headquarters and managed to erase 17,000 names from computer files. 一名入侵者闖入作戰指揮部，設法刪除了電腦文件中的17000個名字。
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 (字跡)