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whitewash

英[ˈwaɪtwɒʃ]
美[ˈwaɪtwɑʃ]

基本释义

  • n.(粉刷用的)石灰水,白色涂料; 粉饰; 掩盖; <非正>(得零分)大败
  • vt.美化,粉刷; 粉饰,掩饰; 彻底击败

词性变化

实用例句

The opposition claimed the report was a whitewash.

反对派声称这份报告文过饰非。

牛津词典

a 7–0 whitewash

7:0全胜

牛津词典

a whitewash victory

大获全胜

牛津词典

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。

牛津词典

The walls had been whitewashed.

墙已经用石灰水刷过了。

...a town of picturesque whitewashed cottages.

一座座小屋粉刷得洁白而漂亮的城镇

The administration is whitewashing the regime's actions...

政府在粉饰该政权的行为。

'The whole incident was whitewashed,' he claimed yesterday.

“整个事件都已经被粉饰过了,”他昨日声称。

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,并且警方将进行全面调查。

The report's findings were condemned as total whitewash.

这份报告最后的结论被谴责为彻头彻尾的粉饰。

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让对手吃过鸭蛋。

Their leading players were being whitewashed 4-0.

他们的主力阵容以0比4惨败。

Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stallin.

我们不能掩饰他的罪行.

期刊摘选

Sighing, he began to whitewash the fence.

叹气, 他开始用石灰水给栅栏刷白.

期刊摘选

Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin.

让我们不要粉饰斯大林的罪恶了.

期刊摘选

You should whitewash the door of your hall.

你应当粉刷你大厅的门.

辞典例句

They tried hard to whitewash themselves.

他们力图粉饰自己.

《简明英汉词典》

That's a whitewash for your blunder.

那只是对你错误的粉饰.

期刊摘选

'say, Tom, let me whitewash a little. "

“ 喂, 汤姆, 让我来刷点儿看看. ”

英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

That whole affair was a whitewash.

那整个事件都是文过饰非.

辞典例句

The blatancy of his attempt to whitewash the crime was unforgivable.

他试图掩盖和粉饰其犯罪行为的嚣张气焰是不可原谅的.

期刊摘选

In fact, I've decided to use the General to Iaunch Operation Whitewash.

事实上, 我决定利用将军来发动一场白人风潮.

电影对白

The whitewash comes off.

白粉脱落了.

期刊摘选

Our public relations people are attempting to whitewash the scandal involving our CEO.

我们的公关人员正在努力掩饰涉及公司董事长(注:CEO系ChiefExecutiveOfficer的缩写)的丑闻.

期刊摘选

What would you say if I ask you to whitewash the wall for me?

请你帮我粉刷一下墙 怎么样 ?

期刊摘选

To whitewash his embarrassment , he said hello to them.

女孩们邀请旅行者去她们的村庄.

期刊摘选

The president wanted to whitewash all that he did during the war.

总统想粉饰他在这场战争期间所做的一切.

期刊摘选

英英释义

Noun
  • 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

Verb
  • 1. cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error;

    "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"

    "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"

  • 2. cover with whitewash;

    "whitewash walls"

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

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