whitewash
英：[ˈwaɪtwɒʃ] 美： [ˈwaɪtwɑʃ]
whitewash 基本解释
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
whitewash[ 'hwaitwɔʃ, -wɔ:ʃ ]
n.a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to scorewash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfacesa specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defectsv.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
whitewash 相关例句
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。
权威例句
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