oblivion
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ob∙liv∙ion
◙ noun
1. a state in which you are not aware of what is happening around you, usually because you are unconscious or asleep
• 无意识状态；沉睡；昏迷:
»He often drinks himself into oblivion.
他常常喝酒喝得不省人事。
»Sam longed for the oblivion of sleep.
萨姆恨不得一睡不醒,了无心事。
2. the state in which sb / sth has been forgotten and is no longer famous or important
• 被遗忘；被忘却；湮没
【SYN】 [u]obscurity :
»An unexpected victory saved him from political oblivion.
一次意外的胜利使得他在政治上不再默默无闻。
»Most of his inventions have been consigned to oblivion.
他的大部份发明都湮没无闻了。
3. a state in which sth has been completely destroyed
• 被摧毁；被毁灭；被夷平:
»Hundreds of homes were bombed into oblivion during the first weeks of the war.
在战争的最初几周内,数以百计的房屋被炸毁。
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[ә'bliviәn]
n. 遺忘, 湮沒, 赦免
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