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
- 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。 - By putting thin paper over the map, he traced it.
他把薄纸覆盖在地图上，将它描了下来。 - He acts in disregard of principle, often trying to paper over differences.
他办事不讲原则，爱和稀泥。 - Then, they spread some brightly coloured paper over the frame and glued it around the string.
然后，他们把一些颜色鲜艳的纸涂上胶水，粘在风筝的框架上。 - It's silly to paper over the problem; it will only crop up again one day.
把这个问题掩盖起来的作法是愚蠢的，总有一天还会暴露的。 - Turn the paper over and write your family situation on the back.
请在背面说明你的家庭状况。 - 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。 - Once they find the name, many rub a pencil on paper over the letters to copy it.
每当他们找到了，他们都会用铅笔和纸将这个名字抄下来。 - Moreover, there are fears that mergers will be used to paper over cracks.
而且，有人担心兼并会被用作掩盖问题的手段。 - If we paper over the spaces between the wallboards, they won't show.
如果把板壁之间的缝隙用墙纸糊上，就看不出来了。