whitewash
英 ['waɪtwɒʃ]
美['waɪtwɑʃ]
- n. 粉饰；白色涂料；石灰水
- vt. 掩饰；把…刷白
英英释意
- 1. a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
- 2. wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
- 3. a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects
双语例句
- 1. The report's findings were condemned as total whitewash.
- 这份报告最后的结论被谴责为彻头彻尾的粉饰。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The opposition claimed the report was a whitewash.
- 反对派声称这份报告文过饰非。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. They tried hard to whitewash themselves.
- 他们力图粉饰自己.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. What he said was a load of whitewash.
- 他所说的是一大堆粉饰之词.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. He pledged that there would be no whitewash and that the police would carry out a full investigation.
- 他保证将不会有任何掩饰，并且警方将进行全面调查。
来自柯林斯例句