whitewashing

英 [ˈwaɪtwɒʃɪŋ]

美 [ˈwaɪtwɑːʃɪŋ]

v.  粉刷(墙壁等); 刷石灰水; 掩饰; 粉饰; (在系列比赛中)完全击败，完胜
whitewash的现在分词

现在分词：whitewashing　

COCA.43792

柯林斯词典

• (粉刷用的)石灰水，白涂料
  Whitewashis a mixture of lime or chalk and water that is used for painting walls white.
• VERB 用石灰水粉刷
  If a wall or buildinghas been whitewashed, it has been painted white with whitewash.
  1. The walls had been whitewashed.
     墙已经用石灰水刷过了。
  2. ...a town of picturesque whitewashed cottages.
     一座座小屋粉刷得洁白而漂亮的城镇
• VERB 粉饰;掩饰
  If you say that peoplewhitewashsomething, you are accusing them of hiding the unpleasant facts or truth about it in order to make it acceptable.
  1. The administration is whitewashing the regime's actions...
     政府在粉饰该政权的行为。
  2. 'The whole incident was whitewashed,' he claimed yesterday.
     “整个事件都已经被粉饰过了，”他昨日声称。
• N-UNCOUNT 粉饰;掩饰
  Whitewashis an attempt to hide the unpleasant facts or truth about someone or something.
  1. He pledged that there would be no whitewash and that the police would carry out a full investigation...
     他保证将不会有任何掩饰，并且警方将进行全面调查。
  2. The report's findings were condemned as total whitewash.
     这份报告最后的结论被谴责为彻头彻尾的粉饰。
• VERB 轻易战胜；使（对手）得零分
  In sports, if a player or teamwhitewashesan opponent, they win very easily, and their opponent does not get any points at all.
  1. Not since 1988 had she whitewashed an opponent in her opening match...
     自1988年以来她还从未在开场赛中让对手吃过鸭蛋。
  2. Their leading players were being whitewashed 4-0.
     他们的主力阵容以0比4惨败。

双语例句

• For the wealth he had amassed in selling whitewashing privileges.
  换他出卖刷墙特权时所积攒下的财宝。
• Last time round, Mr Abe was obsessed with his vision of a "beautiful Japan", a predilection that led him down a policy cul-de-sac of whitewashing history.
  上次担任首相时，安倍晋三一门心思要建设一个“美丽的日本”，这种倾向把他引向了“美化历史”的政策死胡同。
• Methods of whitewashing the listed companies 'statement and the corresponding auditing tactics
  上市公司报表粉饰方式及相应审计策略
• Easy-to-use vacuum sucker eliminates quickly any dirt on floor, ceiling, wall, desktop and any other surfaces, it consists of a roller and a handle similar to that using for whitewashing walls.
  使用方便，能快速、有效地清除地板、屋顶、墙壁、桌面及其它表面的污物。它用于粉刷墙壁的滚筒相似，由滚筒和手柄构成。
• The administration is whitewashing the regime's actions
  政府在粉饰该政权的行为。
• From the Buddhist point of view, to make tolerance contingent upon whitewashing discrepancies would not be to exercise genuine tolerance at all;
  从佛教的观点来看，使宽容依赖于粉饰差异，根本不是行使真正的宽容；
• Japan subjected the Korean peninsula to harsh colonial rule during the first half of the20th century, and South Korea has often accused Japan of whitewashing its imperial past.
  日本在20世纪上半叶置朝鲜半岛于残酷的殖民统治之下。韩国常常指责日本洗刷其帝国侵略史。
• The Whitewashing Gypsum and Its Construction Technique
  粉刷石膏及其施工技术
• The government lost no time in whitewashing themselves and their part in this affair.
  政府急忙粉饰自己并掩饰政府在这件事中所起的作用。
• Some others were whitewashing a house.
  另外一些农民正在粉刷一所房子。