| 词汇 | whitewash |
| 释义 | whitewashUK:*/ˈhwaɪtwɒʃ/US:/ˈhwaɪtˌwæʃ, -ˌwɔʃ, ˈwaɪt-/US:(hwīt′wosh′, -wôsh′, wīt′-)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:Australian:Jamaican: 主要翻译 whitewash n (whitening mixture)白（色）涂料I bought a can of whitewash to paint the wall. whitewash n figurative (cover-up)粉饰，掩盖，美化Opposition parties have dismissed the report as a whitewash by the government. whitewash n figurative (sports defeat: zero points) (运动项目等)大败，惨败，彻底失败，一败涂地The team suffered a whitewash at the European Championships. whitewash [sth] vtr (paint with whitewash)涂白；刷白The islanders whitewash their houses once a year. whitewash [sth] vtr figurative (cover up by deception)掩盖, 掩饰Politicians used the report to whitewash the scandal. whitewash [sth] vtr figurative (history, film: favor white people)粉饰；掩盖真相The studio is facing angry allegations that its film whitewashes the story. whitewash [sb] vtr figurative (sports: defeat [sb] who fails to score) (体育比赛)横扫；全胜The home team whitewashed the visiting team 16-0. |
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