Expunge, Obliterate & Efface

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–verb (used with object)

1. to strike or blot (墨水漬) out; erase; obliterate. 擦掉...的痕跡,沖刷(掉)

2. to efface; wipe out or destroy. 



efface

使(自己) 不受人注意

She would efface [herself] before her father's visitors. 





　

Jean-Paul Belmondo portrays Leon Morin, an altruistic priest who believes that any sin can be expunged by a good [dose] of faith. Emmanuelle Riva plays a wayward woman who long ago decided that the easiest way was the best. Belmondo makes it his mission to steer Riva [onto] the right path. Given the censorial [climate] of 1961, it isn't surprising that the picture was shorn of 22 minutes for its American release.



altruistic

利他主義的

shorn

–verb 

a pp. of shear.  

–verb (used with object) 

1. to cut (something).

2. to remove by or as if by cutting or clipping with a sharp instrument: to shear [wool] from [sheep]. 

3. to cut or clip the hair, fleece, wool, etc., from: to shear sheep. 





2.52 減法

assuage

to assuage one's [grief] [hunger] [fears]

abate

to abate a [tax] 

to abate one's [enthusiasm]  

The [storm] has abated. 

The [pain] in his shoulder finally abated.  

mitigate

mollify, allay, appease

militate

have effect or influence

This criticism in no way militates [against] your going ahead with your research. 

pare

Weir has pared seven minutes [from] an already lean and evasive film. 

to pare [down] one's expenses. 



2.53 加法

turgid (swollen) turgid [language]

turbid (dark & muddy)

bloat

Overeating bloated their [bellies]. The [carcass] started to bloat.

to [cure] (fishes) as bloaters. 

The promotion has bloated his [ego] to an alarming degree.

cadre

They hoped to form a [cadre] of veteran party [members]. 

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