| 单词 | whitewash |
| 释义 | whitewash¹/ˈwaɪtwɒʃ ||; ˈhwaɪtˌwɑʃ/noun[u] 1. a white liquid that you use for painting walls 石灰水 2. [sing] trying to hide unpleasant facts about sb/sth （对令人不快之事的）粉饰，掩饰: ◇the opposition claimed the report was a whitewash. 反对派声称这份报告意在粉饰。 whitewash²/ˈwaɪtwɒʃ ||; ˈhwaɪtˌwɑʃ/verb[t] 1. to paint whitewash onto a wall （用石灰水）把墙壁刷白或粉饰 2. to try to hide sth bad or wrong that you have done 掩饰，掩盖（污点或错误） whitewashsee ⇨ hide 10 white·wash /`hwaɪtˏwɑʃ; ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/n 1. [c usually singular 一般用单数] when a government or official organization tries to hide the true facts about a situation and make it seem much less serious than it really is 掩饰真相，粉饰:◇the newspapers are calling the report a whitewash. 报界称这份报告是在遮掩粉饰。 2. [u] a white liquid used for painting walls ［刷墙用的］石灰水 whitewashv [t] |
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