wipe awayvtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat."
literal (remove by wiping) (本义)
擦去 cā qù
Let me wipe away your tears.
wipe [sth] away, wipe away [sth]vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game."
figurative (get rid of, erase) (比喻)
消灭，去除
You can't expect to wipe away your past misdeeds as if they were dust on a mirror.