• whitewash /ˈwaɪtˌwɒʃ/           TEM8 [ whitewashing whitewashed whitewashes ]

  • 1

    不可数名词 Whitewash is a mixture of lime or chalk and water that is used for painting walls white. (将墙壁刷成白色的) 石灰水

  • 2

    及物动词 If a wall or building has been whitewashed, it has been painted white with whitewash. (用石灰水) 刷白

    The walls had been whitewashed.

    墙壁被粉刷成白色。

  • 3

    及物动词 If you say that people whitewash something, you are accusing them of hiding the unpleasant facts or truth about it in order to make it acceptable. 粉饰

    The administration is whitewashing the regime's actions.

    政府正在粉饰该政权的行为。

whitewash['hwaitwɔʃ, -wɔ:ʃ]

• n.
  • 1

    a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score

  • 2

    wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces

  • 3

    a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects

• v.
  • 1

    cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error

    Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin

    同义词： gloss over / sleek over / hush up

  • 2

    cover with whitewash

    whitewash walls

  • 3

    exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data

• 材料科学

  • 白涂料

  • 白色涂料

  • 刷白料

• 土木建筑工程

  • 白灰水

  • 白垩灰浆

  • 石灰水

  • 白灰粉饰

• 体育

  • 彻底击败对手

• 新闻学与传播学

  • 粉饰

• 粉刷

  • whitewash：粉刷；粉饰；掩饰（引申意） ..

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• 石灰水

  • ... whiten vt.使白，使变白 whitewash n.石灰水；粉饰；掩盖 whoever pron.谁；无论谁，不管谁；毕竟是谁 ...

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• 粉饰

  • ...华人论文网 关键词： 上市公司 财务报告 粉饰 经济后果 [gap=1026]Key words: listed company; financial report; whitewash ;economic consequences ...

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• 掩饰

  • whitewash：粉刷；粉饰；掩饰（引申意） ..

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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
• whitewash h
  粉饰 | 粉刷 | 白色珖

词根：whiten

• adj.

  • whitish 带白色的；发白的

• vi.

  • whiten 变白

• vt.

  • whiten 漂白；刷白

• n.

  • 粉饰；[涂料]白色涂料；[建]石灰水

    embroidery / window dressing

• vt.

  • 掩饰；把…刷白

    mask / belie