英:[ˈwaɪtwɒʃ]
美:[ˈwaɪtwɑʃ]
英:[ˈwaɪtwɒʃ]
美:[ˈwaɪtwɑʃ]
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
white·wash
waIt wash [or] hwaIt wash
复数:whitewashes
第三人称单数:whitewashes
现在分词:whitewashing
过去式:whitewashed
过去分词:whitewashed
whitewasher (n.)
词根:whiten
adj.whitish 带白色的;发白的
vi.whiten 变白
vt.whiten 漂白;刷白
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
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)。
全胜
The first known use of whitewash was in 1591
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
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.
1 掩盖
covert cover-up concealment whitewashing stonewall overcurtain mask blind sleek disguise smother obliterate dissemble overglaze fard gloze sweep under th cover paper screen sink blank conceal gloss shroud camouflage airbrush legislate bottle up sweep under the carpet veil hide bury cloak submerge overshadow enshroud dissimulate blank out gloss over blot out hush up
2 粉刷
3 美化
transfiguration glorification apotheosis candy beautify pretty sugar glamour glorify embellish glam transfigure glamorize prettify sugarcoat apotheosize cosmeticize aestheticize
4 石灰水
5 粉饰
embroidery varnish whitewashing gilding candy color sugar emboss gild sugarcoat parget blanch over veneer airbrush prettify cosmetic overgild cosmeticize massage put a good face on put a gloss on sugar-coat spin gloss glamorize
7 掩饰
mask disguise cover-up veneering cover paper hide veil cloak veneer camouflage belie dissimulate palliate gloze palliative masked blind varnish pretense dissimulation palliation gloss slur dissemble extenuate concealed veiling conceal salve pocket blanch over gloss over veiled masquerade swallow dress up close up paper over
8 刷石灰水
9 彻底击败
massacre shellacking floorer floor bomb wax thrash checkmate tromp larrup mop the floor with murder slaughter crucify hammer smother have for breakfast wipe the floor with
10 隐瞒
suppressive keep sink suppress conceal disguise slur keep dark draw the curtain on draw the curtain over
12 完胜