Two centuries of acid rain have obliterated the inscription that once identified the monument’s builders.
两个世纪的酸雨已抹去了那段曾标明纪念碑建造者的铭文。
Which choice best defines “obliterate”?
C — To destroy utterly; wipe out.. “obliterate” means To destroy utterly; wipe out..
Which word means “To destroy utterly; wipe out.”?
D — obliterate. “obliterate” means To destroy utterly; wipe out..
obliterate — To destroy utterly; wipe out.. In Chinese: 彻底摧毁;抹去;根除.
obliterate is pronounced //əˈblɪtəreɪt//.
Two centuries of acid rain have obliterated the inscription that once identified the monument’s builders. (两个世纪的酸雨已抹去了那段曾标明纪念碑建造者的铭文。)
erase, efface, expunge — all close in meaning to obliterate (To destroy utterly; wipe out.).
preserve, restore — each the opposite of obliterate (To destroy utterly; wipe out.).
Yes. obliterate is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
ob + liter(字母,letter) → 把字全涂掉 → 抹去、摧毁。