c. 1600, from Latin obliteratus, past participle of obliterare "cause to disappear, blot out, erase, efface," figuratively "cause to be forgotten," from ob "against" (see ob-) + littera (also litera) "letter, script" (see letter (n.)); abstracted from phrase literas scribere "write across letters, strike out letters." Related: Obliterated; obliterating.
obliterate 双语例句
1. Their warheads are enough to obliterate the world several times over.
他们拥有的弹头足以将世界毁灭好几次。
来自柯林斯例句
2. There was time enough to obliterate memories of how things once were for him.
时间足以抹去他对过去经历的记忆。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Anne was eager to obliterate her error.
安妮极想忘却她的错误.
来自辞典例句
4. Little things brought out on such occasions need great love to obliterate them afterward.
在这类情况下产生的小摩擦,需要伟大的爱情事后来消除.
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
5. Collisions with small space flotsam can obliterate a ship.