whitewash

white·wash

W5143200 (wīt′wŏsh′, -wôsh′, hwīt′-)n.1. A mixture of lime and water, often with whiting, size, or glue added, that is used to whiten walls, fences, or other structures.2. Concealment or palliation of flaws or failures.3. A defeat in a game in which the loser scores no points.tr.v. white·washed, white·wash·ing, white·wash·es 1. To paint or coat with whitewash.2. To conceal or gloss over (wrongdoing, for example).3. Sports To defeat (an opponent) in a game in which the opponent does not score.

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white′wash′er n.

whitewash

(ˈwaɪtˌwɒʃ) n1. (Elements & Compounds) a substance used for whitening walls and other surfaces, consisting of a suspension of lime or whiting in water, often with other substances, such as size, added2. informal deceptive or specious words or actions intended to conceal defects, gloss over failings, etc3. (General Sporting Terms) informal a defeat in a sporting contest in which the loser is beaten in every match, game, etc in a series: they face the prospect of a whitewash in the five-test series. vb (tr) 4. (Building) to cover or whiten with whitewash5. informal to conceal, gloss over, or suppress6. (General Sporting Terms) informal to defeat (an opponent or opposing team) by winning every match in a series ˈwhiteˌwasher n

white•wash

(ˈʰwaɪtˌwɒʃ, -ˌwɔʃ, ˈwaɪt-)

n. 1. a composition, as of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for whitening walls and woodwork. 2. something that glosses over faults or absolves one from blame. 3. a defeat in which the loser fails to score. v.t. 4. to whiten with whitewash. 5. to cover up the faults or errors of; absolve from blame. 6. to defeat by keeping the opponent from scoring. [1585–95] white′wash`er, n.

whitewash

Past participle: whitewashed
Gerund: whitewashing

Imperative
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Present
I whitewash
you whitewash
he/she/it whitewashes
we whitewash
you whitewash
they whitewash

Preterite
I whitewashed
you whitewashed
he/she/it whitewashed
we whitewashed
you whitewashed
they whitewashed

Present Continuous
I am whitewashing
you are whitewashing
he/she/it is whitewashing
we are whitewashing
you are whitewashing
they are whitewashing

Present Perfect
I have whitewashed
you have whitewashed
he/she/it has whitewashed
we have whitewashed
you have whitewashed
they have whitewashed

Past Continuous
I was whitewashing
you were whitewashing
he/she/it was whitewashing
we were whitewashing
you were whitewashing
they were whitewashing

Past Perfect
I had whitewashed
you had whitewashed
he/she/it had whitewashed
we had whitewashed
you had whitewashed
they had whitewashed

Future
I will whitewash
you will whitewash
he/she/it will whitewash
we will whitewash
you will whitewash
they will whitewash

Future Perfect
I will have whitewashed
you will have whitewashed
he/she/it will have whitewashed
we will have whitewashed
you will have whitewashed
they will have whitewashed

Future Continuous
I will be whitewashing
you will be whitewashing
he/she/it will be whitewashing
we will be whitewashing
you will be whitewashing
they will be whitewashing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been whitewashing
you have been whitewashing
he/she/it has been whitewashing
we have been whitewashing
you have been whitewashing
they have been whitewashing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been whitewashing
you will have been whitewashing
he/she/it will have been whitewashing
we will have been whitewashing
you will have been whitewashing
they will have been whitewashing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been whitewashing
you had been whitewashing
he/she/it had been whitewashing
we had been whitewashing
you had been whitewashing
they had been whitewashing

Conditional
I would whitewash
you would whitewash
he/she/it would whitewash
we would whitewash
you would whitewash
they would whitewash

Past Conditional
I would have whitewashed
you would have whitewashed
he/she/it would have whitewashed
we would have whitewashed
you would have whitewashed
they would have whitewashed

Whitewash

A thin, white wash composed primarily of lime and water. It was sometimes used instead of the more expensive paint to cover walls and fences.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	whitewash - a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to scoredefeat, licking - an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"
	2.	whitewash - wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaceswash - a thin coat of water-base paint
	3.	whitewash - a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defectsclearing - the act of freeing from suspicion
Verb	1.	whitewash - cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"hush up, sleek over, gloss overcover up, cover - hide from view or knowledge; "The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House"
	2.	whitewash - cover with whitewash; "whitewash walls"wash - apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., tocalcimine - cover with calcimine; "calcimine the walls"
	3.	whitewash - exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of dataacquit, assoil, exculpate, exonerate, discharge, clear - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"

whitewash

verb1. cover up, conceal, suppress, camouflage, make light of, gloss over, extenuate, airbrush The administration is whitewashing the regime's actions.
cover up reveal, expose, disclose, unveil, uncover, unmask, lay barenoun1. cover-up, deception, camouflage, concealment, smoke and mirrors, extenuation The report's findings were condemned as total whitewash.

whitewash

verb1. To give a deceptively attractive appearance to:color, gild, gloss (over), gloze (over), sugarcoat, varnish, veneer.Idioms: paper over, put a good face on.2. To conceal or make light of a fault or offense:explain away, extenuate, gloss over, gloze (over), palliate, sleek over.

Translations

刷石灰用白色涂料粉刷白色涂料粉刷用的石灰水

white

(wait) adjective1. of the colour of the paper on which these words are printed. The bride wore a white dress. 白的 白的2. having light-coloured skin, through being of European etc descent. the first white man to explore Africa. 白種人的 白种人的3. abnormally pale, because of fear, illness etc. He went white with shock. 蒼白的 苍白的4. with milk in it. A white coffee, please. 加牛奶的 加牛奶的 noun1. the colour of the paper on which these words are printed. White and black are opposites. 白色 白色2. a white-skinned person. racial trouble between blacks and whites. 白種人 白种人3. (also ˈegg-white) the clear fluid in an egg, surrounding the yolk. This recipe tells you to separate the yolks from the whites. 蛋白 蛋清4. (of an eye) the white part surrounding the pupil and iris. The whites of her eyes are bloodshot. 眼白 眼白ˈwhiten verb to make or become white or whiter. She used a little bleach to whiten the sheets. (使)變白或更白 （使某物）变白或更白 ˈwhiteness noun 白色 白色ˈwhitening noun a substance used to make certain things (eg tennis shoes) white again. 增白劑 白粉ˈwhitish adjective fairly white; close to white. 相當白的，近白色的 发白的，带白色的 ˌwhite-ˈcollar adjective (of workers, jobs etc) not manual; (working) in an office etc. 白領階級的 白领阶层的white elephant a useless, unwanted possession. 沒有用或不想要的東西 无用的东西，累赘物 white horse noun (usually in plural) a wave that has a crest of white foam. 白浪 白浪ˌwhite-ˈhot adjective (of metals) so hot that they have turned white. a white-hot poker. 白熱的 白热的white lie a not very serious lie. I'd rather tell my mother a white lie than tell her the truth and upset her. 善意的謊言 善意的谎言ˈwhitewash noun a mixture of usually lime and water, used for whitening walls. 灰泥 （粉刷用的）石灰水，白色涂料 verb to cover with whitewash. 用灰泥粉刷 用白色涂料粉刷ˈwhitewashed adjective 粉刷過的 已粉刷的white winewine

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