whitewash什么意思
white,白色,白色的。
wash,洗、清洗、冲刷。
whitewash的意思是:
- 石灰水,
- 掩饰真相、粉饰的动词和名词(贬义词),
- 轻松击败对手、完胜的名词和动词(英式英语非正式说法),
- 使用石灰水刷墙或天花板等。
看出来了吗?都是和刷白、洗白有关的意思。
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造句:The painter use whitewash to whitewash the walls.
Whitewash的英文解释:
- a white liquid that is a mixture of lime or powdered chalk and water, used for making walls or ceilings white
- an attempt to stop people finding out the true facts about a situation
- [UK informal] a complete defeat in a game or competition
- to make something bad seem acceptable by hiding the truth
- [UK informal] to defeat a player or team completely, especially while preventing them from scoring any points
- to paint walls or buildings using whitewash
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