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- mass noun a solution of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for painting walls white白石灰水, 白色涂料。
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- in sing. a deliberate concealment of someone's mistakes or faults in order to clear their name（对错误或缺点的）掩盖, 粉饰。
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- a victory by the same side in every game of a series使对方得零分的全胜。
with obj.
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- usu. as adj. whitewashed paint (a wall, building, or room) with whitewash将（墙壁, 楼房, 房间）刷白。
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- try to clear (someone or their name) by deliberately concealing their mistakes or faults粉饰（某人或其名声）：
his wife must have wanted to whitewash his reputation.
他的妻子当时一定想粉饰他的臭名。
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- deliberately conceal (someone's mistakes or faults)掩盖, 掩饰（错误, 缺点）：
this is not to whitewash the actual political practice of the government.
这并非要掩饰政府的实际政治做法。
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- defeat (an opponent) in every game of a series使（对手）得零分, 使（对手）大败。
- ORIGIN: originally US, extension of whitewash 'to clear of liability for debts' (relating to bankruptcy).
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