noun🔗Share石灰浆，白垩浆 A lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white."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。materialsubstanceappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share完胜，彻底胜利 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. "篮球队在赢得赛季全部十场比赛后，庆祝了他们的完胜。outcomesportachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share美白霜，增白剂 Any liquid composition for whitening something, such as a wash for making the skin fair."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。appearancesubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share掩盖真相，粉饰太平。 A campaign to paper over unfavorable elements."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。politicsmediagovernmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share粉刷，刷白。 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."他们把整个社区的房子都刷白了，房子看起来亮堂多了。materialbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share掩盖，粉饰。 To cover over errors or bad actions."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。actionpoliticsgovernmentmoralsocietyguiltChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share替……还债, 代……偿还债务 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." "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。financebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share零封 (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. "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。sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share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."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。sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share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."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。culturepoliticshistoryracesocietymediacommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
