| 词汇 | blot out |
| 释义 | Idiom blot outblot out (something) to make something stop upsetting you.I twist the pillow over my head to blot out the horrible sounds.She closed her eyes, trying to blot out the memory of the day's events. Related vocabulary: block out something Etymology: based on the literal meaning of blot (= to cover something with drops of ink) Phr V blot out blots, blotting, blotted blot out sth or blot sth out if smoke or a cloud blots out the sun, it covers it and prevents it from being seenSmoke from the burning oilfields had formed a black cloud that blotted out the sun. to stop yourself from thinking about something unpleasant because it upsets youPerhaps there are some memories so bad that you have to blot them out. blot out1. To cover something so that it cannot be seen or read. A noun or pronoun can be used between "blot" and "out." Be sure to blot out all the other names on this list before you put it in the employee's file. 2. To prevent something from being noticeable or entering one's awareness. A noun or pronoun can be used between "blot" and "out." Your curtains aren't opaque enough to blot out all of the sunlight. 3. To avoid thinking about something, often because it is stressful or traumatic. A noun or pronoun can be used between "blot" and "out." Many trauma victims try to blot out the horrific things that have happened to them. 4. To kill someone. A noun or pronoun can be used between "blot" and "out." Ray blotted out the informant, just as the boss told him to. 5. To completely destroy something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "blot" and "out." This illness threatens to blot out an entire generation. The fire blotted out all of our belongings. blot someone or something outFig. to forget someone or something by covering up memories or by trying to forget. I try to blot those bad thoughts out. I tried to blot out those unhappy days. blot someone outSl. to kill someone. (Originally underworld slang.) Sorry, chum, we got orders to blot you out. The gang blotted out the only living witness before the trial. blot something outto make something invisible by covering it. (See also someone or something out">blot someone or something out.) Don't blot the name out on the application form. Who blotted out the name on this form? blot outObliterate, wipe out of existence or memory, as in At least one Indian nation was blotted out as the pioneers moved west, or The trauma of the accident blotted out all her memory of recent events. This idiom, first recorded in 1516, uses the verb to blot in the sense of making something illegible by spotting or staining it with ink. The New Testament has it (Acts 3:19): "Repent ye ... that your sins may be blotted out." blot someone out tv. to kill someone. (Underworld.) They blotted out the witness before the trial. |
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