whitewash
英 [ˈwaɪtwɒʃ]
[NOUN, VERB]
1. [U 不可数名词] （将墙壁刷成白色的）石灰水
Whitewash is a mixture of lime or chalk and water that is used for painting walls white.
NOUN. 名词
whitewashes , whitewashing , whitewashed
1. [T 及物动词] （用石灰水）刷白
If a wall or building has been whitewashed, it has been painted white with whitewash.
双语例句
例：The walls had been whitewashed.
墙壁被粉刷成白色。
2. [T 及物动词] 粉饰
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.
近义词
cover up
双语例句
例：The administration is whitewashing the regime's actions.
政府正在粉饰该政权的行为。
VERB. 动词
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