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单词 whitewash
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whitewash
noun
uk
/ˈwaɪt.wɒʃ/us
/ˈwaɪt.wɑːʃ/

whitewashnoun(PAINT)

[U]
awhiteliquidthat is amixtureoflimeorpowderedchalkandwater, used for makingwallsorceilingswhite
石灰水
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Paints, dyes & pigments
  • annatto
  • colourant
  • dip dye
  • dyer
  • dyewood
  • enamel
  • henna
  • non-drip
  • paint
  • paint thinner
  • pigment
  • pigmented
  • rinse
  • thinner
  • tint
  • tinted
  • topcoat
  • turpentine
  • undercoat
  • undyed
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whitewashnoun(ATTEMPT TO HIDE)

[S]disapproving
anattempttostoppeoplefindingout thetruefactsabout asituation:
掩盖真相，粉饰
Theofficialreporton thekillingshas beendenouncedas a whitewash.关于那些谋杀的官方报道被斥责为试图掩盖事实真相。
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Secrecy and privacy
  • anonymity
  • anonymization
  • anonymize
  • anonymous
  • anonymously
  • cryptography
  • data protection
  • dead men tell no talesidiom
  • dissimulate
  • dissimulation
  • privacy settings
  • private
  • privately
  • privileged
  • pseudonym
  • under wrapsidiom
  • undisclosed
  • whitewashing
  • wrap
  • wrapped (up) in secrecyidiom
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whitewashnoun(DEFEAT)

[C]UKinformal
acompletedefeatin agameorcompetition:
轻松击败（对手）；（尤指）完胜
a 6–0 whitewash比分为6比0的完胜
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Winning, losing & scoring in sport
  • aet
  • against the run of playidiom
  • bag
  • blowsomeoneaway
  • clean
  • close-run
  • co-holder
  • concede
  • equalizer
  • golden goal
  • pull
  • pull back
  • reelsomethingoff
  • relegation zone
  • run away withsomeone
  • score
  • scoreboard
  • scorecard
  • straight
  • walk itidiom
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whitewash
verb[T]
uk
/ˈwaɪt.wɒʃ/us
/ˈwaɪt.wɑːʃ/

whitewashverb[T](HIDE)

disapproving
to make somethingbadseemacceptablebyhidingthetruth:
粉饰，掩盖…的真相
Thedepartmentistryingto whitewashtheirincompetence.这个部门正试图掩饰其无能。
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Secrecy and privacy
  • anonymity
  • anonymization
  • anonymize
  • anonymous
  • anonymously
  • cryptography
  • data protection
  • dead men tell no talesidiom
  • dissimulate
  • dissimulation
  • privacy settings
  • private
  • privately
  • privileged
  • pseudonym
  • under wrapsidiom
  • undisclosed
  • whitewashing
  • wrap
  • wrapped (up) in secrecyidiom
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whitewashverb[T](DEFEAT)

UKinformal
todefeataplayerorteamcompletely,especiallywhilepreventingthem fromscoringanypoints
轻松击败（对手）；（尤指）完胜
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Winning, losing & scoring in sport
  • aet
  • against the run of playidiom
  • bag
  • blowsomeoneaway
  • clean
  • close-run
  • co-holder
  • concede
  • equalizer
  • golden goal
  • pull
  • pull back
  • reelsomethingoff
  • relegation zone
  • run away withsomeone
  • score
  • scoreboard
  • scorecard
  • straight
  • walk itidiom
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whitewashverb[T](PAINT)

topaintwallsorbuildingsusing whitewash
白涂料
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Covering and adding layers
  • additive
  • asphalt
  • bestrew
  • blanket
  • blindfold
  • gilt
  • gum
  • gumsomethingup
  • inlaid
  • lag
  • laminate
  • layer
  • render
  • retile
  • retread
  • seasoned
  • slapsomethingon
  • smothersomethingin/withsomething
  • tent
  • wax
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Building: interior decoration
(Definition ofwhitewashfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

whitewash| American Dictionary

whitewash
noun[C/U]
us
/ˈhwɑɪtˌwɑʃ,ˈwɑɪt-,-ˌwɔʃ/
paintmade fromwaterandwhitepowderwhich is usedesp. onwallsandceilings
A whitewash is something thathidesawrongorillegalaction:
[C]He called thereporta whitewash.
(Definition ofwhitewashfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwhitewash

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If there is anything in these allegations, the public should know, and if there is not, there should be no fear of somebody being whitewashed.
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I spent most my time doing that, and occasionally whitewashing the streets with good slogans.
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Coal may sometimes be whitewashed to mark the edge of a coal dump for safety hi the dark or as a check against pilfering.
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We also know that there had been a police inquiry into that conduct and that he had been whitewashed by his police superiors.
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In one case, the local ombudsman was the final resort for the children in question, after previous inquiries had whitewashed complaints.
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By putting in the word "all," every blunder is to be whitewashed.
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They whitewashed the walls in the ordinary artisan house, the two-apartment house.
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I have seen many parts of the building whitewashed when they ought to have had a coat of plaster.
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Really, what we have here is evidence on all sides of whitewashing the management.
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However, in my opinion, he allowed himself to be fobbed off and permitted it to be whitewashed on the basis of the information given to him.
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I have never whitewashed coal.
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A man told me only yesterday that his house had not been touched, had not been papered or whitewashed for something like six or eight years.
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The narrative has been the subject of some contention, regarded in many instances as whitewashed and inauthentic.
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The walls are still originally whitewashed, but the outlines and colours have significantly changed.
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Medieval wall paintings were uncovered in the nave in 1847, but were whitewashed over and lost.
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