He could not efface the impression from his mind. 他不能把这个印象从心中抹去。
The lapse of year will never efface that scene of ruin from my memory. 时光的流逝绝不会把那废墟的景象从我的记忆中冲淡。
And yet it is also true that one can write nothing readable unless one constantly struggles to efface one's personality. 除非一个人能承受抹去自己个性的长期斗争,否则,他根本写不出一些具可读性的东西。