粉饰 (fěn shì) — to whitewash, to gloss over (flaws or problems); to paint and adorn, to decorate (literally)
Definition
Literally 'to paint and adorn' (e.g. restoring a building), but in modern use it almost always means 'to whitewash, to gloss over' flaws, mistakes, or problems — a negative term implying cover-up.
verb
to whitewashto gloss over (flaws or problems)to paint and adornto decorate (literally)
Examples
- 粉饰。Zhèng fǔ shì tú fěn shì jīng jì wēi jī dài lái de yǐng xiǎng.The government tried to gloss over the impact of the economic crisis.
- 粉饰。Tā xǐ huan zài shè jiāo méi tǐ shàng fěn shì zì jǐ de rì cháng shēng huó.He likes to whitewash his daily life on social media.
- 粉饰，。Zhè zuò lǎo jiào táng jīng guò jīng xīn fěn shì, huī fù le yuán lái de guāng cǎi.This old church was carefully painted and adorned, restoring its original splendor.
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