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Oblivion State N Uncount 不可数名词 N   [Usu Bombed 英

英语单词 oblivion
英美音标 英 [ə'blɪviən] 美 [ə'blɪviən]
中文释义 n.遗忘;忘却
英语例句 (1) Many ancient cities are buried in oblivion.
(2) They gain a long tenure in office at the price of final oblivion.
(3) Only his unexpected resignation had saved him from oblivion.
(4) The history of Holocaust is being headed into oblivion.
中文例句 (1) 许多古城都已被遗忘了。
(2) 他们为了长期执政,得付出最终被遗忘的代价。
(3) 而也正因为他的突然辞职,才使他没有被人忘却。
(4) 大屠杀的历史正渐渐被人们忘却。
vocabulary简明 Oblivion is the state of being forgotten. If you slip into oblivion after selling one record, then your only hope is becoming a "VH1 one-hit wonder."
vocabulary扩展 Oblivion can also mean "total forgetfulness" — like what patients with dementia or new parents feel. If you find yourself putting the crackers in the fridge and milk in the cupboards, or forgetting your own phone number, you might be experiencing oblivion. Enjoy it while it lasts.
柯林斯解释
1
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]无意识状态;沉睡;昏迷 Oblivion is the state of not being aware of what is happening around you, for example because you are asleep or unconscious.
  [usu into N]
  • He just drank himself into oblivion...

    他喝得完全不省人事。

  • Within the hour he had slipped once again into deep and dreamless oblivion.

    不出一小时,他再次陷入了无梦的沉睡。

2
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]被遗忘的状态;湮没 Oblivion is the state of having been forgotten or of no longer being considered important.
  [usu into N]
  • It seems that the so-called new theory is likely to sink into oblivion.

    这所谓的新理论看来将很可能被人淡忘。

3
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]被摧毁;被毁灭;被夷为平地 If you say that something is bombed or blasted into oblivion, you are emphasizing that it is completely destroyed.
  [into N]
  [emphasis]
  • An entire poor section of town was bombed into oblivion.

    城市的一整片贫民区被炸为了平地。

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