"whitewash" 怎么发音

word

US

ˈhwaɪtˌwɑʃ/, /ˈwaɪtˌwɑʃ

HWYTE-wawsh or WYTE-wawsh

UK

wˈaɪtwɒʃ

WYTE-wosh

释义

To paint something with a white liquid made from lime and water. It is also used figuratively to mean covering up mistakes, wrongdoing, or unpleasant facts to make things look better.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈhwaɪtˌwɑʃ/, /ˈwaɪtˌwɑʃ

英式英语

wˈaɪtwɒʃ

简化发音

美式

HWYTE-wawsh or WYTE-wawsh

英式

WYTE-wosh

语境中听

They decided to whitewash the old fence.

The report tried to whitewash the company's mistakes.

They whitewashed the wall before painting it blue.

The government tried to whitewash the scandal in the media.