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whitewash

/ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/

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noun

石灰浆，白垩浆

A lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white.

Examples :

"The painter used a thick whitewash to cover the old, weathered fence. "

油漆匠用浓厚的石灰浆粉刷了那道饱经风霜的旧栅栏。

material substance appearance

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noun

完胜，彻底胜利

A complete victory or series of victories without suffering any losses; a clean sweep.

Examples :

"The basketball team celebrated their whitewash after winning all ten games of the season. "

篮球队在赢得赛季全部十场比赛后，庆祝了他们的完胜。

outcome sport achievement

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noun

美白霜，增白剂

Any liquid composition for whitening something, such as a wash for making the skin fair.

Examples :

"The skin-whitening whitewash was popular among some teenagers. "

这种美白增白剂在一些青少年中很流行。

appearance substance

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noun

掩盖真相，粉饰太平。

A campaign to paper over unfavorable elements.

Examples :

"The company's press release was a clear whitewash of the environmental damage they had caused. "

公司的新闻稿显然是在掩盖真相，粉饰他们所造成的环境破坏。

politics media government action

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verb

粉刷，刷白。

To paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence.

Examples :

"The houses looked very bright when they whitewashed the whole neighborhood."

他们把整个社区的房子都刷白了，房子看起来亮堂多了。

material building

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verb

掩盖，粉饰。

To cover over errors or bad actions.

Examples :

"The company tried to whitewash the pollution incident by saying it was a minor accident. "

公司试图掩盖粉饰这起污染事件，声称这只是个小事故。

action politics government moral society guilt

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verb

替……还债, 代……偿还债务

To repay the financial debts of (another person).

Examples :

""My generous uncle decided to whitewash my student loans, allowing me to start my career debt-free." "

我慷慨的叔叔决定替我还清学生贷款，让我能够无债一身轻地开始我的职业生涯。

finance business

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verb

零封

(late, 19th century) To prevent a team from scoring any runs.

Examples :

"The opposing team's strong defense completely whitewashed our offense in the final quarter of the game. "

对方球队强大的防守在比赛的最后一节彻底零封了我们的进攻。

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verb

剃光头，零封.

In various games, to defeat (an opponent) so that they fail to score, or to reach a certain point in the game; to skunk.

Examples :

"The team whitewashed their rivals in the final game, scoring 10 goals to their opponent's zero. "

决赛中，这支队伍剃了对手一个光头，以10比0大获全胜。

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verb

洗白，漂白，粉饰。

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.

Examples :

"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. "

学校委员会粉饰了学校的建校历史，只强调了白人定居者的贡献，而忽略了原住民的作用，实际上是给这段历史“洗白”了。

culture politics history race society media communication