whitewash

中文： 洗白

1. To paint (a building, a wall, etc.) a bright white with whitewash. (transitive) · Near-synonym: limewash (often coinstantial)· The houses looked very bright after they had whitewashed the whole neighbourhood.
2. To distort or give a misleading account of (history, a narrative, etc.) by discounting the participation of people of colour and focusing on white people. (figuratively, transitive)
3. To cast a white actor in a role for a person of colour in (a film, television programme, etc.). (figuratively, transitive)
4. To make over (someone of colour) so that they appear more white, for example, by applying lightening makeup to their skin or digitally manipulating an image of them. (figuratively, transitive)
5. To cover or coat (something) with a white substance, as if with whitewash (noun sense 1); also, to light up (something) with white light. (figuratively, literary, transitive)
6. To clear (someone's) debts, especially through a declaration of bankruptcy by a court; also, to clear or write off (a debt). (figuratively, transitive)
7. To hide (someone's) mistakes, or to create an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc., for (someone); also, to intentionally hide or overlook (mistakes, unfavourable facts, wrongdoing, etc.). (figuratively, transitive)
8. To achieve a complete victory or series of victories over (an opponent) without suffering any losses; also, to achieve a victory or series of victories over (an opponent) by a very large margin. (figuratively, informal, transitive) · Australia whitewashed the West Indies 3–0.

He/she/it whitewashes · 过去式 whitewashed · 过去分词 whitewashed · -ing形式 whitewashing