whitewash 详细解释
whitewash
['waitwɔʃ]
n.白色涂料,粉饰, 惨败
v.用白色涂料粉刷, 掩盖,粉饰, 彻底击败
n.
1. 白涂料, 石灰水[U]
2. 粉饰; 掩盖真相[C][U]
The official report on the Kennedy assassination was whitewash.
肯尼迪谋杀案的官方报导是掩饰之辞。
What he said was a load of whitewash.
他所说的是一大堆掩盖真相的话。
That whole affair was a whitewash.
那整个事件都是文过饰非。
3. (比赛以零分)惨败
vt.
1. 涂白, 粉刷
2. 粉饰; 掩饰
They tried hard to whitewash themselves.
他们力图粉饰自己。
3. 彻底击败(对手)
词形变化
名词: whitewasher | 动词过去式: whitewashed | 动词过去分词: whitewashed | 动词现在分词: whitewashing | 动词第三人称单数: whitewashes |
词义辨析
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英英释义
名词 whitewash:
a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects
动词 whitewash:
cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error
同义词：gloss over, sleek over, hush up
cover with whitewash
exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
补充
whitewashwhitewash英:[ˈ(h)waitwɔʃ] 美:[ˈhwaɪtˌwɑʃ, -ˌwɔʃ, ˈwaɪt-]n.1.石灰水,白色涂料,白粉胶泥水,涂脂抹粉vt.1.用石灰水把…刷白例句
1. He has described the investigation as a whitewash.他将此调查形容为粉饰太平。 2. He pledged that there would be no whitewash and that the police would carry out a full investigation.他保证将不会有任何掩饰, 而且警方将进行全面调查。 3. The report's findings were condemned as total whitewash.这份报告的结论被谴责为彻头彻尾的粉饰。 4. The walls had been whitewashed.墙已经粉刷了。 5. a town of picturesque whitewashed cottages坐落着漂亮的白色小屋的城镇 6. The government whitewashed their part in the incident.政府掩盖了自己在该事件中所扮演的角色。 7. The administration is whitewashing the regime's actions.政府在粉饰该政权的行为。 8. 'The whole incident was whitewashed,' he claimed yesterday.“整个事件都被粉饰过了。”他昨日声称。 9. Not since 1988 had she whitewashed an opponent in her opening match.自1988年以来她还从未在开场赛中完胜过对手。 10. to whitewash the house粉刷房屋 11. The report whitewashed the recent events.报告对最近发生的事件作了粉饰。 12. his wife must have wanted to whitewash his reputation.他的妻子当时一定想粉饰他的臭名。 13. this is not to whitewash the actual political practice of the government.这并非要粉饰政府的实际政治做法。 14. The opposition claimed the report was a whitewash.反对派声称这份报告意在粉饰。 15. Many people believe that official report about the investigation was a whitewash written to conceal the truth.许多人认为，那项官方的调查报告是隐瞒真相的粉饰之词。 16. a 10-0 whitewash*0：10的完败 17. They whitewashed the fence.他们粉刷了栅栏。 18. whitewashed walls/buildings粉刷成白色的墙壁/建筑 19. a book that tries to whitewash the country's past极力粉饰本国历史的书 20. She was whitewashed 8-0.她被对手以8：0完胜。