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whitewash

noun
🔊/ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/
🔊/ˈwaɪtwɑːʃ/
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  1. [uncountable] a mixture of chalk or lime and water, used for painting houses and walls white （粉刷用的）石灰水，白涂料
  2. [uncountable, singular] (disapproving) an attempt to hide unpleasant facts about somebody/something粉饰；掩盖 synonym cover-up
    • The opposition claimed the report was a whitewash.反对派声称这份报告文过饰非。🔊🔊
  3. [countable, usually singular] (especially British English, informal) (in sport) a victory in every game in a series（在体育比赛中接连击败对手的）全胜，完胜
    • a 7–0 whitewash7:0 全胜
    • a whitewash victory大获全胜

whitewash

verb
🔊/ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/
🔊/ˈwaɪtwɑːʃ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they whitewash
🔊/ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/
🔊/ˈwaɪtwɑːʃ/
he / she / it whitewashes
🔊/ˈwaɪtwɒʃɪz/
🔊/ˈwaɪtwɑːʃɪz/
past simple whitewashed
🔊/ˈwaɪtwɒʃt/
🔊/ˈwaɪtwɑːʃt/
past participle whitewashed
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-ing form whitewashing
🔊/ˈwaɪtwɒʃɪŋ/
🔊/ˈwaɪtwɑːʃɪŋ/
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  1. whitewash something to cover something such as a wall with whitewash粉刷（墙壁等）；刷石灰水
  2. whitewash somebody/something (disapproving) to try to hide unpleasant facts about somebody/something; to try to make something seem better than it is掩饰；粉饰
    • 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. whitewash somebody (especially British English, informal) (in sport体育运动) to defeat an opponent in every game in a series（在系列比赛中）完全击败，完胜