whitewash

noun

1. （粉刷用的）石灰水，白涂料
   a mixture of chalk or lime and water, used for painting houses and walls white
2. 粉饰；掩盖
   an attempt to hide unpleasant facts about sb/sth
   1. The opposition claimed the report was a whitewash.
      反对派声称这份报告文过饰非。
3. （在体育比赛中接连击败对手的）全胜，完胜
   (in sport) a victory in every game in a series
   1. a 7–0 whitewash
      7:0全胜
   2. a whitewash victory
      大获全胜

verb

1. 粉刷（墙壁等）；刷石灰水
   to cover sth such as a wall with whitewash
2. 掩饰；粉饰
   to try to hide unpleasant facts about sb/sth; to try to make sth seem better than it is
   1. His wife had wanted to whitewash his reputation after he died.
      他妻子在他死后本来想粉饰他的名声。
3. （在系列比赛中）完全击败，完胜
   to defeat an opponent in every game in a series

1. (粉刷用的)石灰水，白涂料
   Whitewash is a mixture of lime or chalk and water that is used for painting walls white.
2. VERB 用石灰水粉刷
   If a wall or building has 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
3. VERB 粉饰;掩饰
   If you say that people whitewash something, 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。
4. N-UNCOUNT 粉饰;掩饰
   Whitewash is 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。
5. VERB 轻易战胜；使（对手）得零分
   In sports, if a player or team whitewashes an 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。

1. The walls had been whitewashed.
   墙已经用石灰水刷过了。
2. The administration is whitewashing the regime's actions
   政府在粉饰该政权的行为。
3. '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。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. Their leading players were being whitewashed 4-0.
   他们的主力阵容以0比4惨败。
8. What he said was a load of whitewash.
   他所说的是一大堆粉饰之词。
9. While no large banks failed, the tests did not appear to be a whitewash either, they said.
   他们说，尽管没有大型银行未通过测试，但测试中似乎也没有掩盖问题。
10. A whitewash or other water-based paint tinted with a colored pigment.
    带有各种色彩的涂料或水基漆。
11. I played Victor at darts and it was a whitewash? he beat me three games to nil.
    我同维克托比赛掷镖，结果输得一败涂地－他连赢我3局。
12. Let's not whitewash the crimes of stallin.
    我们不能掩饰他的罪行。
13. Tom appeared by a fence with a bucket of whitewash and a long brush.
    汤姆提着一桶石灰水和拿着一把长刷子沿着栅栏出现了。
14. The commission's report has been denounced as a whitewash.
    委员会的报告被指责掩盖真相。
15. Wiring through tubes should be performed after the plaster and whitewash of the building and construction of the floor.
    管内穿线宜在建筑物抹灰、粉刷及地面工程结束后进行。
16. The problem is that they have not looked at the wider perspective. It's a whitewash.
    有评论说：「题是他们没有从更广泛的角度来看。这份报告文过饰非。
17. If he hadn't run out of whitewash, he would have bankrupted every boy in the village.
    如果他的漆没有用完的话，他就会让村里每一个男孩破产。
18. Tom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a long-handled brush.
    汤姆出现在人行道上，一只手拎着一桶灰浆，另一只手拿着一把长柄刷子。
19. He tried to whitewash his mistake, but he failed in the end.
    他试着掩饰他的错误，可是他最终还是失败了。
20. What would you say if I ask you to whitewash the wall for me?
    请你帮我粉刷一下墙怎么样？
21. It's time to whitewash the basement walls again.
    该把地下室的墙壁重新粉刷一下了。
22. To improve the visibility of the crack patterns, the structural members were often coated with whitewash.
    人们常常把结构构件刷成白色，以提高裂纹图形的能见度。
23. What he said was just to whitewash his actions.
    他所说的恰恰掩饰了他行为的过失。
24. The official report on the Kennedy assassination was whitewash.
    肯尼迪谋杀案的官方报导是掩饰之辞。
25. To paint or coat with or as if with whitewash. used to coat outer walls and line chimneys.
    用于涂抹墙壁和烟道。
26. The president wanted to whitewash all that he did during the war.
    总统想粉饰他在这场战争期间所做的一切。
27. Advocating Petty Bourgeoisie in disguise whitewash.
    鼓吹小资情调是变相的粉饰太平。
28. We have~ d a building firm to whitewash our office block.
    我们已雇用了一家建筑公司粉刷我们的办公大楼。
29. Party organizations at all levels should strengthen their capability of dissolving their own contradictions, face squarely at and settle existing problems and never avoid or whitewash them.
    各级党组织都要努力增强解决自身矛盾的能力，勇于正视和解决存在的问题，决不回避和粉饰。
30. You should whitewash the door of your hall.
    你应当粉刷你大厅的门。

noun

1. a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects

2. wash consisting of lime and size in water

3. a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score

verb

1. exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data

2. cover with whitewash
   1. whitewash walls

3. cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error
   1. Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin
   2. She tried to gloss over her mistakes

   Synonym:    gloss oversleek overhush up