"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。