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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While early settlers had killed bison for food, now the killing became more widespread.
早期的殖民者只是以杀野牛为食，这时屠宰野牛就更为广泛了。
What should I do? Maybe I should have told that workmate I knew what he was doing.
我该怎么办？也许我早该对那个工人说我知道他的行为。
Perhaps his greatest belief was in an Indian phrase which he called the force of truth.
也许他最大的信仰就在他称之为真理的力理"这一印度隽语里。