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单词 whitewash
释义 whitewash¹ /ˈwaɪtˌwɒʃ/ n.
1.(paint)(粉刷用的)石灰水, 白涂料
2.<非正式>(concealment of truth)粉饰的言辞;遮掩的行动

He has described the investigation as a whitewash.他将此调查形容为粉饰太平。

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。

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。

to be a whitewash文过饰非
3.<非正式>(complete defeat)彻底击败对手;使对手得零分;完胜
whitewash² /ˈwaɪtˌwɒʃ/ vt.
1.(paint with whitewash)+ walls, steps刷白;粉刷

The walls had been whitewashed.墙已经粉刷了。

a town of picturesque whitewashed cottages坐落着漂亮的白色小屋的城镇

2.<非正式>(conceal)粉饰;掩盖;掩饰

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。

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.“整个事件都被粉饰过了。”他昨日声称。

3.<非正式>(defeat)使得零分;使大败;完胜

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。

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