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"whitewash" in Chinese (Traditional)

石灰水(粉刷牆壁用)- 粉飾(掩蓋問題)

Definition

用石灰水塗刷物體使其變白。比喻用來掩蓋錯誤、醜聞或讓事情看起來更好。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Whitewash”可指粉刷牆壁,更常用作比喻,比如媒體報道中掩蓋醜聞(如“whitewash a scandal”)。正式、中性。在體育中指零封獲勝。

Examples

They decided to whitewash the old fence.

他們決定**用石灰水刷白**那道舊圍欄。

The report tried to whitewash the company's mistakes.

這份報告試圖**粉飾**公司的錯誤。

They whitewashed the wall before painting it blue.

他們在塗藍色之前先**刷了石灰水**。

The government tried to whitewash the scandal in the media.

政府試圖在媒體上**粉飾**這場醜聞。

They won the match in a complete whitewash.

他們以全場**零封**贏得了比賽。

Critics said the movie was an attempt to whitewash history.

評論家說這部電影是在**粉飾**歷史。