whitewash

  畅通词汇  
['waɪtwɒʃ]     ['waɪtwɑːʃ]    
  • 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
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whitewash的英文翻译是什么意思,词典释义与在线翻译:

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score

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

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

Verb:
  1. cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error;

    "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"
    "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"

  2. cover with whitewash;

    "whitewash walls"

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

whitewash的用法和样例:

例句

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

经典引文

  • The floor is reddled; the walls white-washed.

    出自: G. M. Woodward
  • Workmen..repairing, painting, and white-washing.

    出自: absol.
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