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whitewash

英 /ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/美 /ˈwaɪtwɑːʃ/
  • n.
    粉饰；白色涂料；石灰水
  • vt.
    掩饰；把……刷白
复数whitewashes
第三人称单数whitewashes
现在分词whitewashing
过去式whitewashed
过去分词whitewashed

双语例句

  1. 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。
    来自《牛津词典》
  2. If he hadn't run out of whitewash he would have bankrupted every boy in the village.
    要不是他的灰浆用光了，他会让村里的每个孩子都破产的。
  3. What he said was a load of whitewash.
    他所说的是一大堆粉饰之词。
    来自《新英汉大辞典》

网络短语

  • to whitewash
    粉饰
  • soot-and-whitewash
    黑白图象
  • whitewash transaction
    清洗交易
  • whitewash document
    清洗交易文件
  • whitewash the ceiling
    把天花板刷白

词语扩展

n.
embroiderywindow dressing
粉饰；[涂料]白色涂料；[建]石灰水
vt.
maskbelie
掩饰；把…刷白
adj.
whitish带白色的；发白的
vi.
whiten变白
vt.
whiten漂白；刷白

词义分布

粉饰
58.5%
掩饰
14.6%
石灰水
9.8%
粉刷
7.3%
白色涂料
4.9%
涂脂抹粉
4.9%

英英释义

  • 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

词源

  • whitewash石灰水，掩饰
    比喻用法。
  • whitewash
    From white + wash