whitewash的意思

whitewash

英 /'waɪtwɒʃ/ 美 /'waɪtwɑʃ/

  • 六级

基本释义

  • n 石灰水

    a white liquid mixture used especially for painting walls

  • v 粉饰

    to hide the true facts about a serious accident or illegal action

例句

  1. Investigators are accused of whitewashing the governor’s record.

    调查者被指责粉饰州长的政绩。

近义词

n 粉饰;[涂料]白色涂料;[建]石灰水
vt 掩饰;把…刷白

英英释义

whitewash noun 1. a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects 2. wash consisting of lime and size in water used for whitening walls and other surfaces 3. a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score verb 1. exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data 2. cover with whitewash e.g. whitewash walls 3. cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error e.g. Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin She tried to gloss over her mistakes Synonym: gloss oversleek overhush up

同根词

adj whitish 带白色的;发白的
vi whiten 变白
vt whiten 漂白;刷白

练字与说明

练字建议

书写 whitewash 时请用四线三格:注意字母占格、词间距,描红后再临摹。

常见问题

whitewash 是什么意思?
whitewash:n 石灰水;v 粉饰
whitewash 怎么读?
whitewash 音标 英 /'waɪtwɒʃ/ 美 /'waɪtwɑʃ/,可点击朗读。
怎样练习书写 whitewash?
书写 whitewash 时请用四线三格:注意字母占格、词间距,描红后再临摹。点击「生成字帖」导出。