讓存在過的東西徹底消失
從實體的擦拭延伸到看不見的東西：本來存在的記憶、痕跡、差距，被抹到一點都不剩。
wipe out completely · verb · B1
to get rid of something completely so that it is gone and no longer exists.
抹去；消除
核心畫面
Picture a pencil line on paper and a rubber going back and forth over it. The mark was there; now the surface is blank again. That is the picture behind erase: something was recorded onto a surface, and the recording comes off, while the surface itself is left whole.
可以想成：紙上有一條鉛筆線，橡皮擦來回擦幾下，線不見了，紙還在。erase 的畫面大多長這樣——某個東西被「記」在一…更多收起
可以想成：紙上有一條鉛筆線，橡皮擦來回擦幾下，線不見了，紙還在。erase 的畫面大多長這樣——某個東西被「記」在一個表面上（紙、黑板、錄音帶、硬碟），你把那份紀錄拿掉，載體本身完好無缺。所以它跟「破壞」不太一樣：被 erase 掉的是內容，不是東西本身。From the picture
Also in this word
rub out (writing) · verb · A2
to remove writing or a drawing from paper, usually by rubbing with an eraser.
擦掉
delete (digital) · verb · A2
to remove information from a computer, or remove sound or pictures that were saved on a tape or device.
刪除；抹掉
原始詞典資料8 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
eraseverb/ɪˈɹeɪs/
- 1
To remove (markings or information).
- I erased that word from the page because it was wrong.
- 2
To obliterate information from (a storage medium), such as to clear or (with magnetic storage) to demagnetize.
- I'm going to erase this tape.
- 3
To obliterate (information) from a storage medium, such as to clear or to overwrite.
- I'm going to erase those files.
- 4
ball-gamesbaseballgamesTo remove a runner from the bases via a double play or pick off play
- Jones was erased by a 6-4-3 double play.
- C.J. Henderson has the speed and anticipation to erase receivers all over the field, and his athleticism is absurd; according to Bruce Feldman of The Athletic, Henderson bench presses 380 pounds and squats 545.
- 5
To be erased (have markings removed, have information removed, or be cleared of information).
- The chalkboard erased easily.
- The files will erase quickly.
- 6
To disregard (a group, an orientation, etc.); to prevent from having an active role in society.
- I suggest, then, that counterdiscourses, when reductive, tend to emulate the screen discourse that erases gay sociality.
- As a result, Palestinians are hyperpresent in Israeli media, while Mizrahim are erased from public discourse.
- 7
slangTo kill; assassinate.
erasenoun/ɪˈɹeɪs/
- 1
computingengineeringmathematicsThe operation of deleting data.
- This subsystem is waiting to become Exclusive after having issued an erase.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。