whitewashing

英 [ˈwaɪtwɒʃɪŋ]

美 [ˈwaɪtwɑːʃɪŋ]

v.  粉刷(墙壁等); 刷石灰水; 掩饰; 粉饰; (在系列比赛中)完全击败，完胜
whitewash的现在分词

现在分词：whitewashing　

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柯林斯词典

• (粉刷用的)石灰水，白涂料
  Whitewashis a mixture of lime or chalk and water that is used for painting walls white.
• VERB 用石灰水粉刷
  If a wall or buildinghas been whitewashed, it has been painted white with whitewash.
  1. The walls had been whitewashed.
     墙已经用石灰水刷过了。
  2. ...a town of picturesque whitewashed cottages.
     一座座小屋粉刷得洁白而漂亮的城镇
• VERB 粉饰;掩饰
  If you say that peoplewhitewashsomething, you are accusing them of hiding the unpleasant facts or truth about it in order to make it acceptable.
  1. The administration is whitewashing the regime's actions...
     政府在粉饰该政权的行为。
  2. 'The whole incident was whitewashed,' he claimed yesterday.
     “整个事件都已经被粉饰过了，”他昨日声称。
• N-UNCOUNT 粉饰;掩饰
  Whitewashis an attempt to hide the unpleasant facts or truth about someone or something.
  1. He pledged that there would be no whitewash and that the police would carry out a full investigation...
     他保证将不会有任何掩饰，并且警方将进行全面调查。
  2. The report's findings were condemned as total whitewash.
     这份报告最后的结论被谴责为彻头彻尾的粉饰。
• VERB 轻易战胜；使（对手）得零分
  In sports, if a player or teamwhitewashesan opponent, they win very easily, and their opponent does not get any points at all.
  1. Not since 1988 had she whitewashed an opponent in her opening match...
     自1988年以来她还从未在开场赛中让对手吃过鸭蛋。
  2. Their leading players were being whitewashed 4-0.
     他们的主力阵容以0比4惨败。

双语例句

• The government lost no time in whitewashing themselves and their part in this affair.
  政府急忙粉饰自己并掩饰政府在这件事中所起的作用。
• Last time round, Mr Abe was obsessed with his vision of a "beautiful Japan", a predilection that led him down a policy cul-de-sac of whitewashing history.
  上次担任首相时，安倍晋三一门心思要建设一个“美丽的日本”，这种倾向把他引向了“美化历史”的政策死胡同。
• The final aim of this essay is to keep a lookout on the manifestation of the whitewashing statement and to explore different audit tactics directed against all forms of profit controlling.
  上市公司报表粉饰的防范与审计研究是本文研究的最终目的所在，本文针对上市公司利润操纵的表现形式，从多层面提出了防范上市公司报表粉饰的审计策略。
• The Whitewashing Gypsum and Its Construction Technique
  粉刷石膏及其施工技术
• Methods of whitewashing the listed companies 'statement and the corresponding auditing tactics
  上市公司报表粉饰方式及相应审计策略
• The wall wants whitewashing.
  这墙需要粉刷。
• A man's character is like a fence& it cannot be strengthened by whitewashing.
  人的品行犹如一道篱笆&粉饰并不能使之坚固。
• Whitewashing on Accounting Statement by Related Trade and Its Identification
  关联方交易对会计报表的粉饰及其识别
• "Tom resumed his whitewashing, and answered carelessly:" Well, maybe it is, and maybe it ain't.
  汤姆重新粉刷栅栏，漫不经意答道：「嗯，也许是，也许不是。
• Easy-to-use vacuum sucker eliminates quickly any dirt on floor, ceiling, wall, desktop and any other surfaces, it consists of a roller and a handle similar to that using for whitewashing walls.
  使用方便，能快速、有效地清除地板、屋顶、墙壁、桌面及其它表面的污物。它用于粉刷墙壁的滚筒相似，由滚筒和手柄构成。