whitewasher
英['waɪtwɒʃ]
美['waɪtwɑːʃ]
- n.白色涂料；粉饰；惨败v.用白色涂料粉刷；掩盖；粉饰；彻底击败
详细释义
Noun:
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a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
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wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
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a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects
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cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error;
"Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"
"She tried to gloss over her mistakes"
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cover with whitewash;
"whitewash walls"
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exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
双语例句
- That whole affair was a whitewash.
那整个事件都是文过饰非。 - The opposition dismissed the report as a whitewash.
反对党认为这份报告过于修饰而不予理会。 - You should whitewash the door of your hall.
你应当粉刷你大厅的门。 - His wife wanted to whitewash his reputation after he died.
他妻子在他死后想粉饰他的名声。 - Their leading players were whitewashed 4-0.
他们的主力队员被4比0彻底击败。
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