expunge

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GRE

v remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

vt. 擦掉, 删掉, 除去

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expunge 由前缀 ex-（表示“去除”）和词根 punge（与“刺、刺穿”相关）组成，整体意思为“去除、删除”。

例句

1. The judge decided to expunge the defendant's criminal record.

法官决定删除被告的犯罪记录。

2. After many years, she was finally able to expunge the bad memories from her mind.

经过多年，她终于能够将那些坏记忆从脑海中抹去。

3. The school agreed to expunge the student's suspension from her record.

学校同意将学生的停学记录删除。