whitewash

🇬🇧 UK/'hwaitwɒʃ/🇺🇸 US
C2

Definitions

n.

A white liquid mixture of lime and water used to paint walls; an attempt to conceal wrongdoing or faults.

石灰水(涂料);粉饰,掩盖丑闻

v.

To paint with whitewash; to conceal faults or wrongdoing; to defeat an opponent without letting them score.

涂石灰水;粉饰,掩盖;使对方得零分

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
whitestem
+
washstem
=whitewash

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The government's response to the scandal was widely seen as a whitewash.

  • 2.

    Painting the old fence with whitewash made it look brand new.

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