expunge

英 [ɪk'spʌn(d)ʒ; ek-] 美 [ɪk'spʌndʒ]

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expunge 删除

ex-, 向外。-pung, 刺，词源同pungent, point. 即拔刺，拔掉，删除。

expunge: expunge: see punctuation
expunge (v.): c. 1600, from Latin expungere "prick out, blot out, mark (a name on a list) for deletion" by pricking dots above or below it, literally "prick out," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + pungere "to prick, stab" (see pungent). According to OED, taken by early lexicographers in English to "denote actual obliteration by pricking;" it adds that the sense probably was influenced by sponge. Related: Expunged; expunging.

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1. The experience was something he had tried to expunge from his memory.: 他曾努力将那段经历从记忆中抹去。

2. The juvenile court may expunge or destroy the records of a juvenile at any time.: 少年法庭可在任何时候删除或者销毁未成年人的记录.

4. Wonder when to expunge that kitchen sponge from your life?: 你对何时换掉厨房里的海绵有疑问?

5. Remember that you can expunge anything you find undesirable.: 记住,你可以除去任何你发现令你讨厌的东西.