whitewash
n. 白色涂料；粉饰；惨败
v. 用白色涂料粉刷；掩盖；粉饰；彻底击败
名词：whitewasher 过去式：whitewashed 过去分词：whitewashed 现在分词：whitewashing 第三人称单数：whitewashes
近义词：distemper，lime，whitening，defeat，rout，cover-up，deception，decorate，cover，smear，misrepresent，coverup，trounce，beat，chalk，varnish，embellish，hushup，glossover，
英英释义
Noun
- a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
- wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
- a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects
Verb
- cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error;
"Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin" "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"
- cover with whitewash;
"whitewash walls"
- exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
例句
用作名词(n.)
- That whole affair was a whitewash.那整个事件都是文过饰非。
- The opposition dismissed the report as a whitewash.反对党认为这份报告过于修饰而不予理会。
用作动词(v.)
- You should whitewash the door of your hall.你应当粉刷你大厅的门。
- His wife wanted to whitewash his reputation after he died.他妻子在他死后想粉饰他的名声。
- Their leading players were whitewashed 4-0.他们的主力队员被4比0彻底击败。