v.擦掉；抹去；使（自己）不受人注意；忘却
He would have to efface himself before his visitors. 他每每只好在客人面前躲而避之。
Time alone will efface those unpleasant memories. 只有时间才能使人淡忘那些不快的记忆。
Time and weather had long ago effaced the inscription on the monument. 岁月和风雨早已磨掉纪念碑上的铭文。
