The opposition claimed the report was a whitewash.反对派声称这份报告文过饰非。They tried hard to whitewash themselves.他们力图粉饰自己.What he said was a load of whitewash.他所说的是一大堆粉饰之词....
The girl's loving care spurred his recovery.姑娘的悉心照料使他康复得很快。The imminence of negotiations thus probably spurred rather than delayed his dicision.因此,谈判日益逼近这一事实很有可能不是推迟而是促使他下了决心.The riders spurred their horses forward....