1 N-UNCOUNT (粉刷用的)石灰水,白涂料 Whitewash is a mixture of lime or chalk and water that is used for painting walls white. (粉刷用的)石灰水,白涂料
2 VERB 用石灰水粉刷 If a wall or building has been whitewashed, it has been painted white with whitewash. 用石灰水粉刷
3 VERB 粉饰;掩饰 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;掩饰 [disapproval]
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The administration is whitewashing the regime's actions. [VERB noun]
政府在粉饰该政权的行为。
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'The whole incident was whitewashed,' he claimed yesterday. [VERB noun]
“整个事件都已经被粉饰过了,”他昨日声称。
SYN cover up, conceal, suppress, camouflage
4 N-UNCOUNT [oft a NOUN] 粉饰;掩饰 Whitewash is an attempt to hide the unpleasant facts or truth about someone or something. 粉饰;掩饰 [disapproval]
SYN cover-up, deception, camouflage, concealment
5 VERB 轻易战胜;使(对手)得零分 In sports, if a player or team whitewashes an opponent, they win very easily, and their opponent does not get any points at all. 轻易战胜;使(对手)得零分 [mainly journalism]
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Not since 1988 had she whitewashed an opponent in her opening match. [VERB noun]
自1988年以来她还从未在开场赛中让对手吃过鸭蛋。
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Their leading players were being whitewashed 4-0. [VERB noun]
他们的主力阵容以0比4惨败。
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