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Expunge Erase Prick Eks'pʌndʒ V.删除 英 V.删除(To Remove

单词 expunge
音标 [eks'pʌndʒ]
解释 v.删除
红宝书 【英】 v.删除(to erase or remove completely; delete; cancel)
【记】 ex+punge(刺)→把刺 挑出→删除
【同】 同根词:pungent(刺 鼻的)
【例】 The editor expunged the book of its libelous content.
字源 expunge (v.)
c.1600, from Latin expungere "prick out, blot out, mark (a name on a list) for deletion" by pricking dots above or below it, literally "prick out," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + pungere "to prick, stab" (see pungent). Related: Expunged; expunging.
不择手段背单词 v. (从书本上等完全)删除(没用的东西, 如字, 章节等) = erase
【记】ex出, punge刺-把刺挑出-删除
【参】pungent(adj 辛辣的; 刺鼻的)
趣味全助记 【记】ex 出 + 音:抨击,抨击出去;ex出,去 + sponge 海绵→用海绵擦去
【相关】punge 尖竹钉,pungent (指气味、味道)尖锐的, 刺激性的, 辛辣的, 苦痛的, 严厉的

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