efface

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible. transitive
    — Do not efface what I've written on the chalkboard.
  2. To cause to disappear as if by rubbing out or striking out. transitive
    — Some people like to efface their own memories with alcohol.
  3. To make oneself inobtrusive as if due to modesty or diffidence. intransitive
    — Many people seem shy, but they really just efface for meekness.
  4. Of the cervix during pregnancy, to thin and stretch in preparation for labor. intransitive
  5. Of a woman: to have the cervix thin and stretch in this manner. intransitive
    — Some females efface 75% by the 39th week of pregnancy.

词形变化

effaces present,singular,third-person effacing participle,present effaced participle,past effaced past

词源

From Middle French effacer (“erase”), from Old French esfacier (“remove the face”).
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