单词 | whitewasher |
释义 | whitewasher whitewash n: (whitening mixture) SC 白(色)涂料 bái sè tú liào I bought a can of whitewash to paint the wall. whitewash n: figurative (cover-up) SC 粉饰,掩盖,美化 fěn shì,yǎn gài ,měi huà TC 粉飾,掩蓋,美化 Opposition parties have dismissed the report as a whitewash by the government. whitewash n: figurative (sports defeat: zero points) (运动项目等) SC 大败,惨败,彻底失败,一败涂地 dà bài,cǎn bài,chè dǐ shī bài,yí bài tú dì TC 大敗,徹底失敗 The team suffered a whitewash at the European Championships. whitewash [sth] vtr: (paint with whitewash) SC 涂白 tú bái SC 刷白 tú bái,shuā bái The islanders whitewash their houses once a year. whitewash [sth] vtr: figurative (cover up by deception) SC 掩盖, 掩饰 Politicians used the report to whitewash the scandal. whitewash [sth] vtr: figurative (history, film: favor white people) SC 粉饰 fěn shì TC 粉飾 SC 掩盖真相 TC 掩蓋真相 The studio is facing angry allegations that its film whitewashes the story. whitewash [sb] vtr: figurative (sports: defeat [sb] who fails to score) (体育比赛) SC 横扫 héng sǎo SC 全胜 The home team whitewashed the visiting team 16-0. |
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