whitewash如何读

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whitewash是什么意思

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

whitewash自然拼读

white·wash

waIt wash [or] hwaIt wash

whitewash变形

复数:whitewashes

第三人称单数:whitewashes

现在分词:whitewashing

过去式:whitewashed

过去分词:whitewashed

whitewash扩展

whitewasher (n.)

whitewash词根

词根:whiten

adj.

whitish 带白色的;发白的

vi.

whiten 变白

vt.

whiten 漂白;刷白

whitewash英英释义

verb

transitive verb

to whiten with whitewash a row of whitewashed cottages "Does a boy get a chance to whitewash a fence every day?"—Mark Twain

a freshly whitewashed wall

to gloss over or cover up (something, such as a record of criminal behavior) In the years following the Nuremberg trials, there was an increasingly concerted effort to whitewash the record of the Wehrmacht, the armed forces of the Third Reich.—Rob Zacny

refused to whitewash the scandal

to exonerate (someone) by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data

… seemed to be trying to tell the full story without trying to whitewash the dictator or conceal his atrocities.—Ronald Hingley

informal to hold (an opponent) scoreless in a game or contest

He stopped 38 shots to shut out the Oilers on Feb. 9; 39 in blanking the Rangers on Nov. 12; and 45 in whitewashing the Avalanche on Oct. 30.—Austin Murphy

to alter (something) in a way that favors, features, or caters to white people: such as

to portray (the past) in a way that increases the prominence, relevance, or impact of white people and minimizes or misrepresents that of nonwhite people

… touches obliquely on Jones' assertion that the mayor and other white city leaders want to "whitewash" the telling of our nation's civil rights struggles.—Jeff Gauger

to alter (an original story) by casting a white performer in a role based on a nonwhite person or fictional character The Hollywood screenwriter Max Landis has denied defending the casting of Scarlett Johansson in a "whitewashed" remake of the classic Japanese anime Ghost in the Shell.—Ben Child

It was important to Jenny Han, author of the YA books To All the Boys I've Loved Before, that the film adaption would keep one key detail: that the lead character, Lara Jean, was Asian-American. In a new essay …, Han revealed that nearly every production company interested in adapting her best-selling book into a movie asked to whitewash it.—Hunter Harris

noun

a liquid composition for whitening a surface: such as

a preparation for whitening the skin

a composition (as of lime and water or whiting, size, and water) for whitening structural surfaces

an act or instance of glossing over or of exonerating

a defeat in a contest in which the loser fails to score

whitewash词源中文解释

1590年代,“用白色液体清洗建筑表面”,源自 white(形容词)+ wash(动词)。引申义“掩盖,隐藏,假装清洁”始见于1762年。相关词汇: Whitewashed; whitewashing。名词记录于1690年代; 在比喻意义上始于1851年。早期的动词是 whitelime(约1300年)。

whitewash_体育行业词汇

全胜

whitewash词源英文解释

The first known use of whitewash was in 1591

whitewash儿童词典英英释义

white1 of 2adjective

having no color : clear

white vinegar

of the color of new snow or milk

light or pale in color lips white with fear

white hair

pale gray : silvery

often capitalized of or relating to any of various population groups considered as having light pigmentation of the skin

unmarked by writing or printing : blank

not intended to cause harm white magic

a white lie

marked by the presence of snow

a white Christmas

white2 of 2noun

the color of fresh snow

a white or light-colored thing or part (as the material around the yolk of an egg or the white part of the eyeball)

one that is or approaches the color white: as

white clothing

washed a load of whites

plural teeth—used in the phrase pearly whites

a person belonging to any of various population groups considered as having light pigmentation of the skin

whitheradverb

to what place or situation

whither will they go

whitewash1 of 2verb

to whiten with whitewash

to explain away or cover up

refused to whitewash the scandal

to clear of a charge of wrongdoing by offering excuses, hiding facts, or conducting a careless investigation

accused the city council of whitewashing the mayor

informal to prevent an opponent in a game or contest from scoring

whitewash2 of 2noun

a mixture (as of lime and water) for whitening a surface

a clearing or covering up of wrongdoing

whitewash 例句

1 The old thick walls sucked in coat after coat of whitewash made with lime in salt water, which, as it dried, seemed to have a luminosity of its own.

2 The walls were whitewashed and the big red-painted furnace was a comforting thing.

3 We fixed the roofs, whitewashed the house from top to bottom, and cleaned it inside and out until it sparkled.

4 The walls were whitewashed, like the walls in the upper stories of the house, and there were just as many doors.

5 After we passed through Caretta, we reached a fork in the road at a little place called Premier, where there was an old run-down whitewashed brick building called the Spaghetti House.

6 The committee issued a public warning, telling recent arrivals to clean their homes thoroughly, burn gunpowder to purify the air, dump lime down their privies, and whitewash every room.

7 Mother walked over and brushed the whitewash out of what was left of his hair.

8 They were seated at the same spot again, near the whitewashed railing, by a Nigerian waiter in a tight black suit.

9 Joplin was nice, mostly wood-frame buildings, but they was clean and covered with paint or whitewash.

10 He described, in his halting way, a city of whitewashed houses and tile roofs, of vines spilling over walls, of busy marketplaces and beautiful gardens.

11 In the dim candlelight, her body, crouched like that of an animal cowering in fear, cast an oblong, eerie shadow on the flaking whitewashed wall.

12 The company room was being readied with fresh whitewash and new linen curtains.

13 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。

14 The rear of Ezra Stowbody's bank was whitewashed.

埃兹拉·斯托博迪银行大楼后墙壁,早已粉刷得雪白锃亮.

15 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.

16 ...a town of picturesque whitewashed cottages.

一座座小屋粉刷得洁白而漂亮的城镇

17 The walls were whitewashed which made it almost light and airy.

18 To whitewash his embarrassment , he said hello to them.

女孩们邀请旅行者去她们的村庄.

19 Despite attempts to whitewash the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, attacking American democracy has proved too much for some Republicans, including Trump’s former Vice President, Mike Pence.

20 White Harbor’s walls of whitewashed stone rose before them, on the eastern shore where the White Knife plunged into die firth.

whitewash 同义词

8 刷石灰水

whitewashing

11 使得零分

blank zip skunk

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