Word · Frequency #23947
Fully loadedwhitewashed
粉刷过的；涂了白石灰的
核心释义
此义为形容词；作动词 whitewash 的过去式/过去分词时意为“粉饰、掩饰”。
coated with whitewash
- 1.
用石灰水粉刷过的。
Painted with the temporary paint whitewash.
- 2.
争议或丑闻被消除、忽视或淡化的。
Having had any controversy or potential for scandal removed, ignored or downplayed.
- 3.
遭受种族美白处理的:被弄成或显得更像白人(高加索人种)；例如通过化妆使其显得更白,或在图画、电影中被描绘为白人(尽管原本或实际上是非白人)。
Having been subjected to racial whitewashing: made to be or seem more white (Caucasian); for example, having been made to appear whiter via makeup, or by being illustrated in pictures or portrayed in films as white (despite originally or properly being nonwhite).
用石灰水粉刷过的。；争议或丑闻被消除、忽视或淡化的。；遭受种族美白处理的:被弄成或显得更像白人(高加索人种)；例如通过化妆使其显得更白,或在图画、电影中被描绘为白人(尽管原本或实际上是非白人)。
用法In use
The whitewashed houses along the coast gleamed under the hot sun.
用法提示：whitewashed 作前置定语修饰 houses，表示“粉刷成白色的”。
The fence looked whitewashed from a distance, but closer up the paint was peeling.
用法提示：whitewashed 用在系动词 looked 后作表语，表示“像被粉刷成白色的”。
The owner wanted the old fence whitewashed before the village festival.
用法提示：whitewashed 作宾语补足语，表示“被刷成白色的状态”。
whitewashed + noun
whitewashed 在此作形容词，表示“涂了白石灰的”；也可用于抽象事物，意为“被美化的、被掩饰的”。
The old town is full of whitewashed buildings.
这座老城到处都是涂了白石灰的建筑。
be whitewashed
whitewashed 在此是 whitewash 的过去分词，与 be 构成被动语态，意为“被粉饰、被掩饰”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- whitewashed history
- 被粉饰的历史
- The textbook presents a whitewashed history that ignores the war crimes.这本教科书呈现了一段被粉饰的历史，忽略了战争罪行。
- whitewashed version
- 被粉饰的版本
- The movie is a whitewashed version of the author's difficult childhood.这部电影是对作者艰难童年的一个被粉饰的版本。
- whitewashed image
- 被美化的形象
- He tried to maintain a whitewashed image by hiding his failures.他试图通过隐藏自己的失败来维持一个被美化的形象。
- whitewashed truth
- 被掩盖的真相
- The journalist spent years uncovering the whitewashed truth of the company's practices.这位记者花了多年时间揭露公司行为背后被掩盖的真相。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：white（白）+ washed（洗）＝“洗白”，即粉饰、掩盖丑闻；被洗白过的就是 whitewashed。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：building/construction settings、news/political discourse whitewashed 作形容词/过去分词时，字面义“刷了白石灰的”多用于建筑、装修等具体场景，语域中性；引申义“被粉饰、被掩盖的”比较常见于新闻或政治等正式语域，常带负面含义。需根据搭配判断具体义项。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These three words genuinely rhyme with the final syllable /wɔʃt/ and share the spelling ending -ashed. Beware of lookalikes that sound different: wished /wɪʃt/ and whistled /ˈwɪsəld/ have different vowel and final sounds.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.