英
['waɪtwɒʃ]
美
['waɪtwɑːʃ]
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n.
白色涂料;粉饰;惨败
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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:
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a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
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wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
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a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects
Verb:
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cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error;
"Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"
"She tried to gloss over her mistakes"
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cover with whitewash;
"whitewash walls"
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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.)
- 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.
反对党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。
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经典引文
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The floor is reddled; the walls white-washed.
出自: G. M. Woodward
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Workmen..repairing, painting, and white-washing.
出自: absol.
whitewash的相关资料:
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临近单词
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