a machine that spreads paint using air pressure, used for painting or for delicate improvement work on photographs

to use an airbrush to cover or improve the appearance of something

pictures of airbrushed models 用气笔修饰过的模特儿照片

It's so obvious in the photo that her wrinkles have been airbrushed out (= removed from the photograph with an airbrush). 一眼就能看得出，照片上她的皱纹用气笔涂盖过。

to represent something as being different from how it really is

It's almost as if the revolutionary leaders have been airbrushed out of history (= ignored by the official version of history ). 这些革命领袖几乎完全被从官方历史记载中抹去。