英
['wa?tw??]
美
['wa?twɑ??]
- 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
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whitewash的英文翻譯是什么意思,詞典釋義與在線翻譯:
英英釋義
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
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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"
- exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
whitewash的用法和樣例:
例句
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。
經典引文
- The floor is reddled; the walls white-washed. 出自: G. M. Woodward
- Workmen..repairing, painting, and white-washing. 出自: absol.
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