单词 | whitewash |
释义 | whitewash¹ 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 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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