whitewashing
基本解释
- 刷大白浆
同根派生
英汉例句
- The opposition dismissed the report as a whitewash.
反对党认为这份报告过于修饰而不予理会。 - They tried hard to whitewash themselves.
他们力图粉饰自己。 - That whole affair was a whitewash.
那整个事件都是文过饰非。 - What he said was just to whitewash his actions.
他所说的恰恰掩饰了他行为的过失。 - You should whitewash the door of your hall.
你应当粉刷你大厅的门。
英英字典
- an attempt to stop people finding out the true facts about a situation
- the practice of using only white actors, models, or performers, especially the practice of using a white actor to play a character who is not white
- a severe defeat, especially one in which the defeated player or team does not score any points
- the action of painting walls or buildings using whitewash (= a white liquid)