n (1)白色涂料(mixture of lime and water)[U]： W～is usually made of lime and water. 石灰水通常是用石灰和水调成的。mix another bucket of～再配一桶白涂料; put～on ... 在……上粉刷白涂料;The～came off. 墙上的白涂料脱落了。

(2)粉(掩)饰(allowance for faults)[C，U](fig)： The whole affair was a～. 整个事件是一种刻意粉饰的假象。The editor declined this article as a～. 编辑把这篇文章视为一种粉饰而退稿。apply a thick coat of～大加掩饰; What she said was a load of～. 她所说的只是一大堆粉饰之词。

vt(1)粉刷(paint)[T+n]：～a wall/the outside of the cottage/a country cottage 粉刷墙/住所的外墙/乡间别墅;〖同〗paint;

(2)粉(掩)饰(try to hide unpleasant facts about sb/sth)[T+n]：～the entire business 掩饰了整个事情;To～somebody is to cover up or excuse his faults. 粉饰某人就是掩盖他的缺点或为他的缺点辩解。The committee's report tried to～the senator's misdeeds/this country's situation. 委员会的报告试图掩饰参议员的不端行为/这个国家的形势。