whitewash
n.
白色涂料；粉飾；慘敗
v.
用白色涂料粉刷；掩蓋；粉飾；徹底擊敗
英語翻譯 Noun:
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a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
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wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
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a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects
Verb:
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cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error;
\\\"Let\\\'s not whitewash the crimes of Stalin\\\"
\\\"She tried to gloss over her mistakes\\\"
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cover with whitewash;
\\\"whitewash walls\\\"
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exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
造句
用作名詞(n.)
- That whole affair was a whitewash.
那整個事件都是文過飾非。
- The opposition dismissed the report as a whitewash.
反對黨認為這份報告過于修飾而不予理會。
用作動詞(v.)
- You should whitewash the door of your hall.
你應當粉刷你大廳的門。
- His wife wanted to whitewash his reputation after he died.
他妻子在他死后想粉飾他的名聲。
- Their leading players were whitewashed 4-0.
他們的主力隊員被4比0徹底擊敗。
常用短語
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The floor is reddled; the walls white-washed.
出自：G. M. Woodward
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Workmen..repairing, painting, and white-washing.
出自：absol.
近義反義詞 【近義詞】
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distemper
刷墻水粉
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lime
石灰
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whitening
弄白
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defeat
挫敗
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rout
徹底潰敗
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cover-up
掩飾
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deception
騙局
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decorate
裝飾
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cover
封面
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smear
涂抹
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misrepresent
誤稱
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cover up
掩蓋
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trounce
痛打
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beat
打
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chalk
粉筆
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varnish
油漆
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embellish
美化、裝飾或修飾...
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hush up
防止 ... 張揚出去...
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gloss over
給以光滑的表面...
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