whitewash
柯林斯詞典
1. N-UNCOUNT Whitewash is a mixture of lime or chalk and water that is used for painting walls white. (將墻壁刷成白色的) 石灰水
2. V-T If a wall or building has been whitewashed, it has been painted white with whitewash. (用石灰水) 刷白
The walls had been whitewashed. 墻壁被粉刷成白色。
3. V-T If you say that people whitewash something, you are accusing them of hiding the unpleasant facts or truth about it in order to make it acceptable. 粉飾[表不滿]
The administration is whitewashing the regime's actions. 政府正在粉飾該政權的行為。
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whitewash /?wa?t?w??/ (whitewashing,whitewashed,whitewashes)
劍橋詞典
whitewash noun (PAINT)
[ 不可數或單數名詞：沒有復數形式的名詞 ]a white liquid that is a mixture of lime or powdered chalk and water , used for making walls or ceilings white
石灰水
whitewash noun (ATTEMPT TO HIDE)
[ 單數名詞 ] disapprovingan attempt to stop people finding out the true facts about a situation
掩蓋真相，粉飾
The official report on the killings has been denounced as a whitewash. 關于那些謀殺的官方報道被斥責為試圖掩蓋事實真相。
whitewash noun (DEFEAT)
[ 可數名詞：有復數形式的名詞 ] UK informala complete defeat in a game or competition
輕松擊敗（對手）；（尤指）完勝
a 6–0 whitewash 比分為6比0的完勝 返回 whitewash