词汇 | whitewash |
释义 | whitewash | BrE ˈwʌɪtwɒʃ, AmE ˈ(h)waɪtˌwɑʃ,ˈ(h)waɪtˌwɔʃ | A. noun ① uncountable (for walls) 白涂料 ② countable singular figurative (cover-up) 掩饰 ▸ the investigation was a whitewash job 这次调查是为了掩人耳目 ③ countable Sport informal [尤指在系列比赛中的] 剃光头 B. transitive verb ① (cover with whitewash) 粉刷 ‹wall, building›② figurative derogatory (conceal) «person, report» 粉饰 ‹character, decision›▸ to whitewash sth over, to whitewash over sth; 掩饰某事 ③ Sport informal [尤指在系列比赛的每一场] 剃…的光头 ‹opponent, team› |
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