1. 摧毁;毁灭;使灭绝
To wipe out something such as a place or a group of people or animals means to destroy them completely.
1. kill in large numbers
e.g. the plague wiped out an entire population
Synonym: eliminateannihilateextinguisheradicatedecimatecarry off
2. wipe out the effect of something
e.g. The new tax effectively cancels out my raise
The `A' will cancel out the `C' on your record
Synonym: cancel out
3. mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
e.g. kill these lines in the President's speech
Synonym: killobliterate
4. remove from memory or existence
e.g. The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915
Synonym: erase
5. use up (resources or materials)
e.g. this car consumes a lot of gas
We exhausted our savings
They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
Synonym: consumeeat upuse upeatdepleteexhaustrun through
6. eliminate completely and without a trace
e.g. The old values have been wiped out
Synonym: sweep away