whitewash

KK [ˋwaɪˏtwɑʃ] /ˈwaɪˌtwɑʃ/

動詞

  1. 1

    粉飾、掩蓋、美化貶義

    The report was accused of trying to whitewash the company's failures.

    該報告被指控企圖粉飾公司的失敗。

  2. 2

    刷白、塗石灰水

    Every spring they whitewash the walls of the old farmhouse.

    每年春天他們都會把那棟老農舍的牆刷白。

  3. 3

    洗白指選角或改編

    Fans criticized the film for whitewashing an Asian character.

    影迷批評這部電影把一個亞洲角色洗白成白人。

  4. 4

    完封、零封運動

    The home team whitewashed their rivals in three straight sets.

    地主隊直落三局零封對手。

名詞

  1. 1

    粉飾、掩飾、遮掩貶義

    Critics called the investigation a whitewash from start to finish.

    批評者說這場調查從頭到尾就是一場粉飾。

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名詞

  1. 2

    石灰水、白色塗料

    The fence needs another coat of whitewash before summer.

    這道籬笆在夏天前需要再刷一層石灰水。

  2. 3

    完封、慘敗運動

    Losing all five matches was a humiliating whitewash.

    五場全敗是一場難堪的慘敗。

whitewash — 英漢字典