paper over
英 [ˈpeɪpə(r) ˈəʊvə(r)]
美 [ˈpeɪpər ˈoʊvər]
掩盖，掩饰（分歧）
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB 掩盖，掩饰（分歧）
If peoplepaper overa disagreement between them, they find a temporary solution to it in order to give the impression that things are going well.- ...his determination to paper over the cracks in his party and avoid confrontation...
他掩盖党内分歧、避免冲突的决心 - Differences were papered over but by no means were they fully resolved.
分歧被掩盖了，但是绝没有得到完全解决。
- ...his determination to paper over the cracks in his party and avoid confrontation...
双语例句
- After two unsuccessful attempts at rectangular mazes on some graph paper that Cobb quickly and easily solves with a pencil, Ariadne turns the paper over and draws a spiral design on the blank page.
她两次都尝试在纸上画出普通的迷宫，但柯柏用一支铅笔迅速轻松解决了它们。最后她将纸翻转过来，在空白页面上画了一个旋涡状的迷宫。 - Don't litter the paper over the floor.
不要在地板上乱丢纸。 - Sam puts a piece of paper over the food.
萨姆用一张纸把食物盖起来。 - A copy ( as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal.
把纸放在一些东西上用木炭擦它制成的副本（就象是雕刻术）。 - He agreed to paper over the cracks for the period of the election.
他同意在选举期间暂时把分歧掩盖起来。 - I just sort of hand the slips of paper over to the pharmacist.
我只是就这样把处方递给药剂师而已。 - The meeting was stormy, and the two sides managed only to paper over the cracks on some issues.
会议很激烈，但双方只是在试图掩盖某些问题上的错误。 - Although the cost of education has spiralled in recent years, incomes have not, prompting households to use debt to paper over the gap.
尽管最近几年，教育成本呈螺旋式上升，但收入却没有同步增长，这促使家庭利用债务来弥补缺口。 - Some people have argued that using antidepressants in the setting of depression is not a good idea because these only paper over the "real" problems in people's lives.
一些人认为在抑郁的过程中使用抗抑郁药并不是个好主意，这是因为在人们的生活中那不是真正的疾病。 - Paint won't cover the mark on the wall; we shall have to paper over it.
油漆盖不住墙上这道痕迹，我们得用墙纸裱糊一下。