vt.擦掉;删掉;除去
She expunged the sound of his voice from the tape recording. 她从录音带上抹去了他的说话声。
The editor expunged a passage from the book. 该编辑删去了书中的一段。
Nothing can expunge the shame of what he did. 他行为的可耻是无法抹去的。
Her name was expunged from the list. 她的名字已从名册上除掉。
Civilization may be expunged if there is another world war. 如再打一场世界大战,人类文明可能会遭到毁灭。