whitewash

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英 [ˈwaɪtwɒʃ]

美 [ˈwaɪtwɑʃ]

whitewash意思解释

n.

（粉刷用的）石灰水，白色涂料；

粉饰；

掩盖；

（得零分）大败

vt.

美化，粉刷；

粉饰，掩饰；

彻底击败；

变形

过去式：whitewashed

过去分词：whitewashed

现在分词：whitewashing

第三人称单数：whitewashes

英英释义

n.

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

wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces

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

v.

cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error

\"Let\'s not whitewash the crimes of Stalin\"

同义词：gloss oversleek overhush up

cover with whitewash

\"whitewash walls\"

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

双语例句

用作名词(n.)That whole affair was a whitewash.那整个事件都是文过饰非。The opposition dismissed the report as a whitewash.反对*认为这份报告过于修饰而不予理会。用作动词(v.)You should whitewash the door of your hall.你应当粉刷你大厅的门。His wife wanted to whitewash his reputation after he died.他妻子在他死后想粉饰他的名声。Their leading players were whitewashed 4-0.他们的主力队员被4比0彻底击败。