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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It was also thought that by removing their main supply of food, the Native Americans would be forced to give in.
当时还有人认为，断掉了主要的食物来源，土著人就会被迫屈服。
So he had gone to the stores and had obtained a fixture that fitted both the tap on the supply line and the end of the air-line.
所以他就到仓库找到一个既适合供应管也适合供气管的接头。
The young woman stood up and stepped forward.
年轻的女人站起来走向前。