| 单词 | whitewash |
| 释义 | whitewash (hwaɪtwɒʃ ) Word forms: whitewashes , whitewashing , whitewashed 1. uncountable noun Whitewash is a mixture of lime or chalk and water that is used for painting walls white. 2. verb If a wall or building has been whitewashed, it has been painted white with whitewash. The walls had been whitewashed. [be VERB-ed] ...a town of picturesque whitewashed cottages. [VERB-ed] 3. verb If you say that people whitewash something, you are accusing them of hiding the unpleasant facts or truth about it in order to make it acceptable. [disapproval] The administration is whitewashing the regime's actions. [VERB noun] 'The whole incident was whitewashed,' he claimed yesterday. [VERB noun] Synonyms: cover up, conceal, suppress, camouflage 4. uncountable noun [oft a NOUN] Whitewash is an attempt to hide the unpleasant facts or truth about someone or something. [disapproval] He pledged that there would be no whitewash and a full investigation. The report's findings were condemned as total whitewash. Synonyms: cover-up, deception, camouflage, concealment 5. verb In sports, if a player or team whitewashes an opponent, they win very easily, and their opponent does not get any points at all. [mainly journalism] She whitewashed her opponent in her opening match. [VERB noun] Their leading players were being whitewashed 4-0. [VERB noun] Collocations: whitewashed wall At least one bin appeared to have been overturned and there were marks on the whitewashed wall of the cupboard. Times, Sunday Times With a 14in diameter, a dish of this size - sometimes referred to as a charger - could not go unnoticed displayed on an oak dresser or whitewashed wall. Times, Sunday Times Driving back to our hotel, we look at the whitewashed walls of the villages and notice the same motif. Times, Sunday Times Frazzled expatriates creep from one air-conditioned space to the next, cowering from the sun staring back from the city's glass towers and whitewashed walls. Times, Sunday Times On whitewashed walls hang some of his most iconic works as well as art influenced by him. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 刷石灰, 石灰水将墙壁刷成白色的 Japanese: 漆喰を塗る, 水しっくい |
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