white·wash/`hwaɪtˏwɑʃ; ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/ n 1 [C usually singular 一般用单数] when a government or official organization tries to hide the true facts about a situation and make it seem much less serious than it really is 掩饰真相，粉饰: The newspapers are calling the report a whitewash. 报界称这份报告是在遮掩粉饰。 2 [U] a white liquid used for painting walls 〔刷墙用的〕石灰水