white-washing

基本解释

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日的资料照片显示在华盛顿白宫南草坪，布什和他的爱犬“点点”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?
但是我们现在有白领阶层和洗衣机而我们的预期寿命从47增长到77，终生婚姻的概念是不是已经废弃？
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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).
它们也可能仅仅是在现有的产品上增加了一些东西(比如推出带有过滤嘴的香烟), 或者是对现有的产品做出改良(比如一种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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