whitewashed
past simple and past participle ofwhitewash
| 单词 | whitewashed |
| 释义 | whitewashed past simple and past participle ofwhitewash whitewash verb[T] uk/ˈwaɪt.wɒʃ/us/ˈwaɪt.wɑːʃ/whitewashverb[T](HIDE)disapproving to make somethingbadseemacceptablebyhidingthetruth: Thedepartmentistryingto whitewashtheirincompetence. Secrecy and privacy
whitewashverb[T](DEFEAT)UKinformal todefeataplayerorteamcompletely,especiallywhilepreventingthem fromscoringanypoints Winning, losing & scoring in sport
whitewashverb[T](PAINT)topaintwallsorbuildingsusing whitewash Covering and adding layers
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Building: interior decoration Examplesofwhitewashedwhitewashed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. A highwhitewashedwall separated the campus area from the surrounding neighborhood. From theCambridge English Corpus Wide boulevards lined with rows of saluting trees andwhitewashediconic buildings are hosts to parades of picture savvy tourists and endless calculated circulation. From theCambridge English Corpus The bereaved parents were outraged at the army's tendency to play down the severity of the accidents and to establish internal investigative commissions, which oftenwhitewashedthe incidents. From theCambridge English Corpus If there is anything in these allegations, the public should know, and if there is not, there should be no fear of somebody beingwhitewashed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is essential that the rogue should not bewhitewashedin the action. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Cowsheds have to bewhitewashedor lime washed twice a year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The changing facilities comprised little more than a cubicle in a convertedwhitewashedcowshed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I started in a small factory with nothing but thewhitewashedwalls. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The walls werewhitewashed, or rather lime-washed, a dirty dark blue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think there are a lot of things that might bewhitewashed, but not that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They keep the mine roads completely and whollywhitewashed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Coal may sometimes bewhitewashedto mark the edge of a coal dump for safety hi the dark or as a check against pilfering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We also know that there had been a police inquiry into that conduct and that he had beenwhitewashedby his police superiors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Certainly it is one of the biggest and mostwhitewashed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no power to cause offices to be decorated, evenwhitewashed, and, as one knows from experience, the effect is very depressing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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