blot out

抹杀; 覆盖，遮住; 毁灭; 涂掉

1. 抹去：blot one's copybook 失足 | blot out 抹去 | blot up 吸干

2. 抹去, 遮盖：blot one's copybook || 失足 | blot out || 抹去, 遮盖 | blot up || 吸干

3. 遮蔽;完全清除(思想、记忆等)：576bloomn. 花; v. 开花 | 577blot out遮蔽;完全清除(思想、记忆等) | 578blown. 吹,打击,殴打; v. 吹,风吹

4. 塗掉,刪掉：block 立體 | blot out 塗掉,刪掉 | bound 辯解,範圍;鄰接

1. 遮住；挡住；遮蔽
    If one thing blots out another thing, it is in front of the other thing and prevents it from being seen.

    e.g. About the time the three climbers were halfway down, clouds blotted out the sun.
           当这3个登山者下到半山腰的时候，云层遮住了太阳。
    e.g. ...the victim, whose face was blotted out by a camera blur.
           脸部经过镜头模糊处理而遮起来的受害人

2. 抹去（记忆）；排除，挤掉（其他想法或记忆）
    If you try to blot out a memory, you try to forget it. If one thought or memory blots out other thoughts or memories, it becomes the only one that you can think about.

    e.g. Are you saying that she's trying to blot out all memory of the incident?...
           你是说她想彻底忘掉这件事？
    e.g. The boy has gaps in his mind about it. He is blotting certain things out...
           这个小男孩对此的记忆中有几段空白。他想忘掉某些事情。

1. This is a blot on our society and must be rooted out.

2. Gamma ray bursts would also trigger smog formation that could blot out sunlight and rain down acid.

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