| 单词 | blot out |
| 释义 | blot out (once / 1729 pages) v To blot out is to cover or hide, especially with ink or paint. Sometimes building owners will blot out graffiti by covering it with paint, and other times they'll attempt to scrub it off with soap. If you misspell a word in a letter you're writing in pen to your grandma, you can start over, or you can blot out the mistake and re-write the word. Painters commonly blot out parts of paintings they're not happy with, and even tattoo artists can often blot out old designs by covering them with new ones. Experts guess that blot comes from the Old Norse blettr, "stain." WORD FAMILYblot out: blots out, blotted out, blotting out USAGE EXAMPLESOn the wall of a kindergarten, the faces of two girls were blotted out by militants who consider it un Islamic to depict people. Reuters(Nov 27, 2016) Clouds will blot out most of the sky and rain showers are expected throughout the workday. New York Times(Nov 09, 2016) But voter awareness of Patrick was minimal; Trump blotted out the sun. Washington Post(Nov 04, 2016) v make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing Syn|Hypo|Hyper hide, obliterate, obscure, veil efface, obliterate remove completely from recognition or memory mystify make mysterious alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation |
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