读音

/ˈhwɪtəwɔːʃ/

释义

• 动词: 用白漆涂抹（某物），使显得干净或无瑕疵；掩饰（丑闻、错误等）。例如: “The old house was completely whitewashed to give it a fresh look.”
• 名词: 白漆；掩饰行为；彻底的胜利（尤指不公平的）。例如: “The scandal was covered up with a whitewash of information.”
• 名词: 在板球比赛中，对手一局未得分的情况。例如: “They achieved a whitewash in the series, winning all matches.”

短语

• “to whitewash something” 意味着用白漆覆盖或掩饰某事。
• “a whitewash victory” 指的是压倒性的、没有争议的胜利。

例句

• 动词: “The company tried to whitewash their involvement in the scandal by releasing a statement denying any wrongdoing.”
• 名词: “The politician’s opponents accused him of staging a whitewash to hide his mistakes.”
• 名词: “In the cricket match, the home team suffered a humiliating whitewash.”

同义词

• Conceal
• Cover up
• Gloss over
• Disguise -掩饰