blot out

柯林斯词典

1. PHRASAL VERB If one thing blots out another thing, it is in front of the other thing and prevents it from being seen. 遮挡
About the time the three climbers were halfway down, clouds blotted out the sun. 当3位登山者下到半山腰的时候，云层遮住了太阳。
The victim's face was blotted out by a camera blur. 受害者的面部图像被做了模糊处理。
2. PHRASAL VERB If you try to blot out a memory, you try to forget it. If one thought or memory blots out other thoughts or memories, it becomes the only one that you can think about. 抹掉 (记忆); (思想、记忆) 占据全部大脑
Are you saying that she's trying to blot out all memory of the incident?
你是说她想抹掉对那次事件的一切记忆吗？
The boy has gaps in his mind about it. He is blotting certain things out. 这个男孩对此事的记忆有缺失，他对有些事情不记得了。