white·wash

noun

/ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/

/ˈwaɪtwɑːʃ/

[uncountable] a mixture of chalk or lime and water, used for painting houses and walls white（粉刷用的）石灰水，白涂料
[uncountable, singular] (disapproving) an attempt to hide unpleasant facts about somebody/something粉饰；掩盖 synonym cover-up
- The opposition claimed the report was a whitewash.反对派声称这份报告文过饰非。
[countable, usually singular] (especially British English, informal) (in sport) a victory in every game in a series（在体育比赛中接连击败对手的）全胜，完胜
- a 7–0 whitewash7:0 全胜
- a whitewash victory大获全胜

verb

/ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/

/ˈwaɪtwɑːʃ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they whitewash	/ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/ /ˈwaɪtwɑːʃ/
he / she / it whitewashes	/ˈwaɪtwɒʃɪz/ /ˈwaɪtwɑːʃɪz/
past simple whitewashed	/ˈwaɪtwɒʃt/ /ˈwaɪtwɑːʃt/
past participle whitewashed	/ˈwaɪtwɒʃt/ /ˈwaɪtwɑːʃt/
-ing form whitewashing	/ˈwaɪtwɒʃɪŋ/ /ˈwaɪtwɑːʃɪŋ/

whitewash something to cover something such as a wall with whitewash粉刷（墙壁等）；刷石灰水
whitewash somebody/something (disapproving) to try to hide unpleasant facts about somebody/something; to try to make something seem better than it is掩饰；粉饰
- His family tried to whitewash his reputation after he died.他死后，他的家人试图粉饰他的名誉。
whitewash somebody (especially British English, informal) (in sport) to defeat an opponent in every game in a series（在系列比赛中）完全击败，完胜