to whitewash

基本解釋

To whitewash is to gloss over defects or make something seem presentable that isn't.
涂白（whitewash）是要掩飾缺陷或讓某個(gè)不像樣的東西看起來(lái)更好看些。
The traveler's brain was in a whirl. To whitewash his embarrassment, he said hello to them.
他的腦子一陣旋轉(zhuǎn)，為了掩飾他的窘迫，他想她們問(wèn)好。
Researchers will need the skills exhibited by Tom Sawyer when he persuaded his friends it would be a joyous privilege to whitewash a fence.
研究員們需要Tom Sawyer展示出的技巧，那種可用來(lái)說(shuō)服朋友們粉刷一堵圍墻是個(gè)令人快樂(lè)的特權(quán)的技巧。

Chilcot sought to counter criticism that his committee might be biased and its report would be a whitewash.
"We will not be party to any whitewash when it comes to the elections."

In rebutting the arguments of Mr Judt and others, their aim is not to whitewash Israel.
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But rarely does a national news organization give them an unverified megaphone to whitewash it.
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