whitewashed

英 [ˈwaɪtwɒʃt]

美 [ˈwaɪtwɑːʃt]

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的过去分词和过去式

过去式：whitewashed　过去分词：whitewashed　

BNC.23947 / COCA.20840

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。

英英释义

adj

• coated with whitewash
  1. miles of whitewashed fences

双语例句

• Inside the city itself, posters and whitewashed slogans appeared on the walls and even on the pillboxes of the Kuomintang soldiers.
  在市内房屋的墙上，甚至在蒋军的碉堡上，都出现了张贴的或用白灰浆刷写的标语。
• The walls had been whitewashed.
  墙已经用石灰水刷过了。
• The towers are in the shape of bottle gourds and whitewashed.
  塔呈圆形，状近葫芦，外敷白色。
• The walls were whitewashed as white as milk.
  墙壁粉刷得像牛奶一般洁白。
• Here under his feet would rise a house of whitewashed brick.
  在这儿，在他脚下，一幢刷白的砖房将拔地而起。
• In the residential area below, narrow cobblestone streets are lined with whitewashed houses sporting terracotta roofs.
  城墙下的住宅区，窄小的鹅卵石铺成的街道两旁是石灰粉刷、陶瓦盖顶的房屋。
• When she found the entire fence white-washed, and not only whitewashed but elaborately coated and recoated, and even a streak added to the ground, her astonishment was almost unspeakable.
  当她发现整个墙都已刷过了，不仅刷了而且是刷了一遍又一遍，甚至连地上还抹了一块，她惊讶得无法形容。
• That irresistible mirror covers the back wall, reflecting a whitewashed space furnished with pale plywood tables and mint green banquettes. Plate-glass windows bring a lively street scene indoors.
  令人无法抗拒的镜子遮住了后墙，反射出一个刷成白色的房间，里面摆有白色胶合板餐桌和薄荷绿色的长凳。大玻璃窗映射出热闹的街道景象。
• The railings on this side have just been whitewashed and can fade easily.
  这边的扶手才刚被粉刷过，很容易掉色。
• I want the house whitewashed before we move in.
  我希望在我们搬进去之前，房子能粉刷好。