to whitewash

基本解释

To whitewash is to gloss over defects or make something seem presentable that isn't.
涂白（whitewash）是要掩饰缺陷或让某个不像样的东西看起来更好看些。
The traveler's brain was in a whirl. To whitewash his embarrassment, he said hello to them.
他的脑子一阵旋转，为了掩饰他的窘迫，他想她们问好。
Researchers will need the skills exhibited by Tom Sawyer when he persuaded his friends it would be a joyous privilege to whitewash a fence.
研究员们需要Tom Sawyer展示出的技巧，那种可用来说服朋友们粉刷一堵围墙是个令人快乐的特权的技巧。

Chilcot sought to counter criticism that his committee might be biased and its report would be a whitewash.
"We will not be party to any whitewash when it comes to the elections."

In rebutting the arguments of Mr Judt and others, their aim is not to whitewash Israel.
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But rarely does a national news organization give them an unverified megaphone to whitewash it.
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