1. | [u] （粉刷用的）石灰水，白涂料a mixture of chalk or lime and water, used for painting houses and walls white |
2. | [u][sing] 粉饰；掩盖an attempt to hide unpleasant facts about sb/sth |
The opposition claimed the report was a whitewash. 反对派声称这份报告文过饰非。 |
3. | [c][ususing] (informal) （在体育比赛中接连击败对手的）全胜，完胜(in sport) a victory in every game in a series |
a 7–0 whitewash 7:0 全胜 | |
a whitewash victory 大获全胜 |
1. | ~ sth 粉刷（墙壁等）；刷石灰水to cover sth such as a wall with whitewash |
2. | ~ sb/sth 掩饰；粉饰to try to hide unpleasant facts about sb/sth; to try to make sth seem better than it is |
His wife had wanted to whitewash his reputation after he died. 他妻子在他死后本来想粉饰他的名声。 |
3. | ~ sb/sth （在系列比赛中）完全击败，完胜to defeat an opponent in every game in a series |
