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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Why not take a friend with you?
为什么不邀上个朋友和你一起去呢？
The men took him in their boat to the castle on the coast where he was now held prisoner.
这些人用船把他送到海岸上的城堡里，如今他被囚禁在这儿。
We can make a fire and warm ourselves, I suggested.
“我们可以生火取暖，”我说道。