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

• 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。
• Who are the barbarians who put footprints on whitewashed walls, who throw chewing gum and cigarette butts on the stairs, who spit and even blow their nose on the floor?
  那些把脚印留在粉刷得白白的墙上、把嚼过的口香糖和烟蒂扔到楼梯上、把痰吐到甚至把鼻涕擤到地板上的野蛮人是谁呢？
• Has whitewashed the old wall surface spreads again when please use the high-pressured water gun flushing or eliminates the pine with the shovel eradication to float the varnish film which the material and loosens.
  粉刷过的旧墙面重涂时请用高压水枪冲洗或用铲刀铲除以清除松浮物质和松脱的漆膜。
• 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。
• Behind the ruins the row of whitewashed slave quarters stood silent and deserted under the overhanging trees.
  废墟后面是一排粉刷过的奴隶住房，仍静静地蹲在交抱的大树下，但已经空无人迹。
• Built in the 1960s, it incorporates Modernist and traditional Moroccan features including large, metal-framed floor-to-ceiling windows, whitewashed stucco walls, giant crenellated horseshoe arches and checkerboard-marble floors.
  别墅建于20世纪60年代，结合了现代与传统摩洛哥特色，包括金属框架的落地玻璃大窗、粉刷灰泥墙、带有雉堞的马蹄形巨大拱门和棋盘图案的大理石地板。
• Their leading players were being whitewashed 4-0.
  他们的主力阵容以0比4惨败。
• 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。
• Germany whitewashed Ecuador 3-0 to top Group A at the World Cup on Tuesday.
  在周二的世界杯比赛中，德国以3比0大败厄瓜多尔，以小组第一名的身份晋级十六强。
• Whitewashed and ruddled, they seem to be wearing masks.
  刷白涂红以后，他们像戴上了面具。