oblivion

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++o·bliv·i·on /əˈblɪviən/ noun [uncountable]  1  FORGETwhen something is completely forgotten or no longer important 被完全忘却，被遗忘sink/slip/pass etc into oblivion Wind power presents too many advantages to be allowed to sink into oblivion. 风能具有很多优点，不该被忽视。 The loser’s name has been consigned to oblivion (=completely forgotten). 失败者的姓名已湮没无闻。2  UNCONSCIOUSthe state of being unconscious or of not noticing what is happening 无感觉[知觉]的状态；漠视 the oblivion of sleep 睡眠中的无知觉状态 He had drunk himself into oblivion. 他喝得不省人事。n COLLOCATIONSverbsfade into oblivion (=gradually become forgotten or no longer important)Many political figures just fade into oblivion.sink/slip/slide into oblivion (=fade into oblivion)It was once a popular game, but it has since sunk into oblivion.The old machines eventually slid into oblivion.consign something/somebody to oblivion formal (=make something or someone be completely forgotten, or to become unimportant)The achievements of these years should not be consigned to oblivion.save somebody/something from oblivionThe charity has saved many fine old buildings from oblivion.adjectivespolitical oblivion (=used to say that something is forgotten in politics)The party attracted little support and collapsed into political oblivion.instant oblivion (=used to say that something or someone is forgotten immediately)His first album led to instant oblivion.phrasesbe on the road to oblivion (=to be becoming forgotten or unimportant over a fairly long period of time)Is this ancient tradition on the road to oblivion?

Examples from the Corpus

oblivion• Death and oblivion were down there, waiting for the movie to be over.• And by the end of the war, the issue had fallen into oblivion.• A few hours of oblivion probably, but failing that, Faber.• This city forgets the good with the bad; all are consigned to the same oblivion.• They were not dropped into the oblivion of the Gulag archipelago or the Lubianka.• The provisions of the Reconstruction amendments to the Constitution and various related statutes were relegated to oblivion.• A much more flexible and pro-active strategy was needed, unless Labour was to pass into total oblivion.• It loomed over the Angara River like a great rectangular tombstone, moldering toward oblivion in stunning disrepair.• CDs continue to push vinyl records toward oblivion.consigned to oblivion• If the achievements of the Thatcher years were not to be consigned to oblivion, then a tactical retreat was necessary.• Their works have disappeared as a result, and there are many more interesting things that have been consigned to oblivion.• Memoirs from the twenties, for long consigned to oblivion, began to be used again.Origin oblivion (1300-1400) Old French Latin oblivio, from oblivisci “to forget”

o·bliv·i·on noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable  

something completely forgotten or Corpus no when is

oblivion
o‧bliv‧i‧on /əˈblɪviən/ noun [uncountable]1. when something is completely forgotten or no longer important
    sink/slip/pass etc into oblivion
    Wind power presents too many advantages to be allowed to sink into oblivion.
    The loser’s name has been consigned to oblivion (=completely forgotten).
2. the state of being unconscious or of not noticing what is happening:
    the oblivion of sleep
    He had drunk himself into oblivion.
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ verbs
   ▪ fade into oblivion (=gradually become forgotten or no longer important) Many political figures just fade into oblivion.
   ▪ sink/slip/slide into oblivion (=fade into oblivion) It was once a popular game, but it has since sunk into oblivion. | The old machines eventually slid into oblivion.
   ▪ consign something/somebody to oblivion formal (=make something or someone be completely forgotten, or to become unimportant) The achievements of these years should not be consigned to oblivion.
   ▪ save somebody/something from oblivion The charity has saved many fine old buildings from oblivion.
■ adjectives
   ▪ political oblivion (=used to say that something is forgotten in politics) The party attracted little support and collapsed into political oblivion.
   ▪ instant oblivion (=used to say that something or someone is forgotten immediately) His first album led to instant oblivion.
■ phrases
   ▪ be on the road to oblivion (=to be becoming forgotten or unimportant over a fairly long period of time) Is this ancient tradition on the road to oblivion?

ob·liv·ionBrE /əˈblɪviən/ 🔊NAmE /əˈblɪviən/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] 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。🔊🔊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 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. 他的大部分发明都湮没无闻了。🔊🔊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。🔊🔊