noun🔗Share白塗り, しっくいA lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white."The painter used a thick whitewash to cover the old, weathered fence. "ペンキ屋は、古くて風化したフェンスを覆うために、厚い白塗りを使用しました。materialsubstanceappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share圧勝, 完全勝利A complete victory or series of victories without suffering any losses; a clean sweep."The basketball team celebrated their whitewash after winning all ten games of the season. "バスケットボールチームは、シーズン10試合すべてに勝利した後、圧勝を祝いました。outcomesportachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share白塗り, 白粉Any liquid composition for whitening something, such as a wash for making the skin fair."The skin-whitening whitewash was popular among some teenagers. "美白用の白塗りは、一部のティーンエイジャーに人気がありました。appearancesubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share隠蔽工作, ごまかしA campaign to paper over unfavorable elements."The company's press release was a clear whitewash of the environmental damage they had caused. "その会社のプレスリリースは、彼らが引き起こした環境破壊を隠蔽工作するものでした。politicsmediagovernmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share白く塗るTo paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence."The houses looked very bright when they whitewashed the whole neighborhood."近所全体を白く塗ったとき、家はとても明るく見えました。materialbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareごまかす, 隠蔽するTo cover over errors or bad actions."The company tried to whitewash the pollution incident by saying it was a minor accident. "その会社は、それは小さな事故だったと言って、汚染事故を隠蔽しようとした。actionpoliticsgovernmentmoralsocietyguiltChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share他人の借金を清算するTo repay the financial debts of (another person).""My generous uncle decided to whitewash my student loans, allowing me to start my career debt-free." "寛大な叔父は私の奨学金ローンを清算することを決め、私は借金なしでキャリアを始めることができました。financebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share相手チームに得点させない(late, 19th century) To prevent a team from scoring any runs."The opposing team's strong defense completely whitewashed our offense in the final quarter of the game. "相手チームの強力なディフェンスは、試合の最終クォーターで私たちのオフェンスを完全に得点させませんでした。sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share相手を無得点に抑えて勝つIn various games, to defeat (an opponent) so that they fail to score, or to reach a certain point in the game; to skunk."The team whitewashed their rivals in the final game, scoring 10 goals to their opponent's zero. "そのチームは決勝戦でライバルを無得点に抑えて勝ち、相手はゼロに対し10ゴールを決めました。sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share白塗りする, 誤魔化すTo make over (a person or character, a group, an event, etc) so that it is or seems more white, for example by applying makeup to a person, or by covering over the participation of people of color in an event and focusing on only white participation."The school committee whitewashed the history of the school's founding, focusing only on the contributions of the white settlers and omitting the role of the Indigenous people. "学校委員会は、白人入植者の貢献だけに焦点を当て、先住民の役割を省略することで、学校創立の歴史を誤魔化した。culturepoliticshistoryracesocietymediacommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
