whitewash

whitewash音标

英 [ˈwaɪtwɒʃ]

美 [ˈwaɪtwɑ:ʃ]

whitewash基本释义

n.白色涂料；粉饰；惨败

v.用白色涂料粉刷；掩盖；粉饰；彻底击败

whitewash用法及例句

whitewash

noun

1. a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects

2. wash consisting of lime and size in waterused for whitening walls and other surfaces

3. a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score

verb

1. exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data

2. cover with whitewash

e.g. whitewash walls

3. cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error

e.g. Let's not whitewash the crimes of StalinShe tried to gloss over her mistakes

Synonym: gloss oversleek overhush up

1. (粉刷用的)石灰水，白涂料Whitewash is a mixture of lime or chalk and water that is used for painting walls white.

2. 用石灰水粉刷If a wall or building has been whitewashed, it has been painted white with whitewash.

e.g. The walls had been whitewashed.墙已经用石灰水刷过了。e.g. ...a town of picturesque whitewashed cottages.一座座小屋粉刷得洁白而漂亮的城镇

3. 粉饰;掩饰If you say that people whitewash something, you are accusing them of hiding the unpleasant facts or truth about it in order to make it acceptable.

e.g. The administration is whitewashing the regime's actions...*府在粉饰该*权的行为。e.g. 'The whole incident was whitewashed,' he claimed yesterday.“整个事件都已经被粉饰过了，”他昨日声称。

4. 粉饰;掩饰Whitewash is an attempt to hide the unpleasant facts or truth about someone or something.

e.g. He pledged that there would be no whitewash and that the police would carry out a full investigation...他保证将不会有任何掩饰，并且警方将进行全面调查。e.g. The report's findings were condemned as total whitewash.这份报告*后的结论被谴责为彻头彻尾的粉饰。

5. 轻易战胜；使（对手）得零分In sports, if a player or team whitewashes an opponent, they win very easily, and their opponent does not get any points at all.

e.g. Not since 1988 had she whitewashed an opponent in her opening match...自1988年以来她还从未在开场赛中让对手吃过鸭蛋。e.g. Their leading players were being whitewashed 4-0.他们的主力阵容以0比4惨败。

1. whitewash的翻译

1. 粉饰,掩盖真相：war crimes 战争罪行 | whitewash 粉饰,掩盖真相 | Junichiro Koizumi 小泉纯一郎(日本首相)

2. 石灰水：white portland cement 白色硅酸盐水泥 | whitewash 石灰水 | whole brick wall 一砖墙

3. whitewash的近义词

3. 刷白料：whiteware 白陶瓷品 | whitewash 刷白料 | whiting 白垩粉

The floor is reddled; the walls white-washed.

出自：G. M. Woodward

Workmen..repairing, painting, and white-washing.

出自：absol.

近义词

临近词

hush up防止 ... 张扬出去...

gloss over给以光滑的表面...

rout 彻底溃败

smear涂抹

deception骗*

cover-up掩饰

decorate装饰

cover封面

defeat挫败

lime石灰

beat打

trounce痛打

chalk粉笔

cover up掩盖

distemper刷墙水粉

misrepresent误称

varnish油漆

whitening弄白

embellish美化、装饰或修饰...

Whitewash war crimes

whitewash a room

whitewash reality

whitewash brush

whiten

Whitewashes gypsum

whitewash mistakes

whitewashing

whitewashing cost

whitewash the ceiling

whitewash a wall

whither

相关列句

Advocating Petty Bourgeoisie in disguise whitewash.(鼓吹小资情调是变相的粉饰太平。)

"Blackwash" (as opposed to "whitewash") is to uncover or bring out in the light.(“涂黑(Blackwash)”(与“涂白(whitewash)”对应)是指揭露或曝光。)

We will sincerely provide large clients with excellent whitewash project equipments.(我们将竭诚向广大客户提供优秀的涂装工程设备。)

If he hadn't run out of whitewash he would have bankrupted every boy in the village.(要不是他的灰浆用光了，他会让村里的每个孩子都破产的。)

He pledged that there would be no whitewash and that the police would carry out a full investigation.(他保证将不会有任何掩饰，并且警方将进行全面调查。)

The traveler's brain was in a whirl. To whitewash his embarrassment, he said hello to them.(他的脑子一阵旋转，为了掩饰他的窘迫，他想她们问好。)

I am what some people might refer to as "whitewash".(我也许就是别人口中所说的类似于“石灰水”的一种人。)

The report's findings were condemned as total whitewash.(这份报告*后的结论被谴责为彻头彻尾的粉饰。)

You shouldn't whitewash it.(你不应该粉饰。)

What he said was a load of whitewash.(他所说的是一大堆粉饰之词。)