obliterate /əˈblɪtəˌreɪt/ TEM8 ( obliterating, obliterated, obliterates )

• 1. 

  V-T If something obliterates an object or place, it destroys it completely. 摧毁

  例：

  Their warheads are enough to obliterate the world several times over.

  他们的弹头足以摧毁这个世界好几次。

• 2. 

  obliteration N-UNCOUNT 摧毁

  例：

  ...the obliteration of three isolated rainforests.

  …3处孤立雨林的毁灭。

• 3. 

  V-T If you obliterate something such as a memory, emotion, or thought, you remove it completely from your mind. (从头脑中) 抹掉

  例：

  There was time enough to obliterate memories of how things once were for him.

  有足够的时间来抹掉他对过去的记忆。