whitewash
[ˈwaɪtwɑ:ʃ]
n.
(粉刷用的)石灰水,白色涂料;
粉饰;
掩盖;
(得零分)大败;
vt.
美化,粉刷;
粉饰,掩饰;
彻底击败;
例句:
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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。
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The opposition claimed the report was a whitewash.
反对派声称这份报告文过饰非。
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They tried hard to whitewash themselves.
他们力图粉饰自己.
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Still a whitewash, but getting somewhere at least.
来自SA
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This whole whitewash is about profits and tax write offs.
来自SA
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Photos show the building spruced up with a coat of whitewash.
来自B. Chatwin