释义 |
whitewash美 ['hwaɪt.wɑʃ] 英 ['waɪt.wɒʃ] - v.粉饰;掩饰;粉刷(墙壁等);刷石灰水
- n.粉饰;掩盖;白涂料;完胜
- 网络涂白;涂脂抹粉;白色涂料
复数:whitewashes 过去分词:whitewashed 现在分词:whitewashing n. distemper,lime,whitening,defeat,rout v. decorate,cover,smear,misrepresent,cover up 1. | [u] (粉刷用的)石灰水,白涂料a mixture of chalk or lime and water, used for painting houses and walls white |
2. | [u][sing] 粉饰;掩盖an attempt to hide unpleasant facts about sb/sth |
| The opposition claimed the report was a whitewash. 反对派声称这份报告文过饰非。 |
3. | [c][ususing] (informal) (在体育比赛中接连击败对手的)全胜,完胜(in sport) a victory in every game in a series |
1. | ~ sth 粉刷(墙壁等);刷石灰水to cover sth such as a wall with whitewash |
2. | ~ sb/sth 掩饰;粉饰to try to hide unpleasant facts about sb/sth; to try to make sth seem better than it is |
| His wife had wanted to whitewash his reputation after he died. 他妻子在他死后本来想粉饰他的名声。 |
3. | ~ sb/sth (在系列比赛中)完全击败,完胜to defeat an opponent in every game in a series |
n. | 1. a coordinated attempt to hide unpleasant facts, especially in a political context 2. lime suspended in water, often with glue or sizing, and used like paint for whitening walls 3. a resounding defeat, especially one in which the losing player or team does not score 4. an attempt to stop people discovering the true facts about something, in order to prevent someone in authority from being criticized 5. an occasion when a player or a team wins a game so easily that the other person or team does not score any points 6. a substance used for painting walls or buildings white 1. a coordinated attempt to hide unpleasant facts, especially in a political context 2. lime suspended in water, often with glue or sizing, and used like paint for whitening walls 3. a resounding defeat, especially one in which the losing player or team does not score 4. an attempt to stop people discovering the true facts about something, in order to prevent someone in authority from being criticized 5. an occasion when a player or a team wins a game so easily that the other person or team does not score any points 6. a substance used for painting walls or buildings white | v. | 1. to conceal the unpleasant facts about something 2. to paint something, usually a wall, with whitewash 3. to defeat an opposing player or team resoundingly, especially by preventing the player or team from scoring 4. to win a game so easily that the other player or team does not score any points 5. to try to stop people from discovering the true facts about something, in order to prevent someone in authority from being criticized 1. to conceal the unpleasant facts about something 2. to paint something, usually a wall, with whitewash 3. to defeat an opposing player or team resoundingly, especially by preventing the player or team from scoring 4. to win a game so easily that the other player or team does not score any points 5. to try to stop people from discovering the true facts about something, in order to prevent someone in authority from being criticized |
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