efface

[i'feis]

v.擦掉,抹去,使（自己）不受人注意,忘却

例句与用法：

He would have to efface himself before his visitors.

他每每只好在客人面前躲而避之。

Time alone will efface those unpleasant memories.

只有时间才能使人淡忘那些不快的记忆。

Time and weather had long ago effaced the inscription on the monument.

岁月和风雨早已磨掉纪念碑上的铭文。

词形变化：

形容词: effaceable | 名词: effacement | 动词过去式: effaced | 动词过去分词: effaced | 动词现在分词: effacing | 动词第三人称单数: effaces |

详细释义：

vt.

1. 擦掉; 抹去

Time would efface the memory.

时间将会抹去记忆。

2. (与oneself连用)使(自己)不受人注意

She would efface herself before her father's visitors.

她总是避免在父亲的来访者面前露面。

短语词组：

efface oneself

1. (由于谦虚或羞怯)使(自己)不被人注意

The shy boy effaced himself by staying in the background.

那害羞的孩子躲在后面不让人注意。