Whitewash
[ 'waɪtwɑʃ ]
其它 Other
n. （粉刷用的）石灰水，白色涂料;粉饰;掩盖;<非正>（得零分）大败;
vt. 美化，粉刷;粉饰，掩饰;彻底击败;
💡 词根助记
white白色+wash洗刷 → 用白色液体刷建筑 →白色涂料，石灰水
📝 例句
What he said was a load of whitewash.
他所说的是一大堆掩盖真相的话。
You should whitewash the door of your hall.
你应当粉刷你大厅的门。
The government's explanation of the affair was just pure whitewash.
政府对这次事件的解释纯属掩饰错误。
They tried hard to whitewash themselves.
他们力图粉饰自己。
The official report on the Kennedy assassination was whitewash.
肯尼迪谋杀案的官方报导是掩饰之辞。
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
whitewash
n
1 [U] powdered lime or chalk mixed with water, used for painting （粉刷用的）石灰水.
2 [C, U] (fig 比喻) (process of) hiding sb's errors, faults, etc 粉饰; 掩饰
The opposition dismissed the report as a whitewash. 反对党认为这份报告文过饰非不予理会. v [Tn]
1 put whitewash on (a wall, etc) 粉刷（墙壁等）
whitewash the outside of the cottage 粉刷农舍的外墙.
2 try to make (sb, sb's reputation, etc) appear blameless by hiding errors, faults, etc 为（某人、 某人的名誉等）涂脂抹粉.
🔁 扩展释义
*['hwaitwɒʃ]n. 白色涂料, 粉饰, 得零分的惨败
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Officials used to have trouble with the foreign names of people passing through Ellis Island, and because they were so busy, many people's names got changed in the rush.
官员们过去总是搞不清埃利斯岛过境人员的外国姓名，因为他们非常繁忙，所以在过境的人蜂拥而至的时候，许多人的姓名都被更改了。
There is a new type of machine which can produce colour copies.
有一种新型的机器能够制作出彩色复印件。
So what do you want me to do? asked the detective.
那么你想要我做什么呢？侦探问。