中英互译

white-washing

基本释义

We enlisted the help of several experts to find out what cleaners -- and customers -- do wrong, which of your clothes you should be washing yourself, and why your white shirts keep coming back beige.
我们在几位专家的协助下总结出了几点干洗店和顾客们做错的地方。你的哪些衣服应该自己洗呢？
Natural white organic porcelain mug. Microwave and dishwasher safe, although hand washing is recommended. [link]
自然白色有机陶瓷马克杯。虽然推荐手工清洗，但也可用于微波炉与洗碗机。
They may be merely additions to existing product lines (the first cigarette with a filter tip, for instance) or improvements to existing products (a new whiter-than-white washing powder).
它们也可能仅仅是在现有的产品上增加了一些东西(比如推出带有过滤嘴的香烟)，或者是对现有的产品做出改良(比如一种能把衣服洗的更白的洗衣粉)。

刷石灰水；粉饰

n.a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
n.wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
n.a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects
v.cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error
v.cover with whitewash
v.exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data