white-washing

基本解釋

February 5,2004 file photo shows Presi-dent Bush and his dog Spot on the South Lawn of the White House in Washing-ton.
2004年2月5日的資料照片顯示在華盛頓白宮南草坪，布什和他的愛犬“點(diǎn)點(diǎn)”在一起。
But now that we have white-collar work and washing machines, and our life expectancy has shot from 47 to 77, isn’t the idea of lifelong marriage obsolete?
但是我們現(xiàn)在有白領(lǐng)階層和洗衣機(jī)而我們的預(yù)期壽命從47增長(zhǎng)到77，終生婚姻的概念是不是已經(jīng)廢棄？
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They may be merely additions to existing product lines (the first cigarette with a filter tip, for instance) or improvements to existing products (a new whiter-than-white washing powder).
它們也可能僅僅是在現(xiàn)有的產(chǎn)品上增加了一些東西(比如推出帶有過濾嘴的香煙), 或者是對(duì)現(xiàn)有的產(chǎn)品做出改良(比如一種能把衣服洗的更白的洗衣粉).

From its base in Qingdao, white-goods manufacturer Haier has become a hugely successful Chinese multinational, hawking fridges, microwaves and washing machines from Auckland to Accra.
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