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
- 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。 - This is a device to paper over the cracks in government policy.
这是掩盖政府政策失误的一种手法。 - Would you glance my paper over and give me your opinion?
你是不是看一看我的论文，给我提一些意见好吗？ - But announcements of a series of new clean energy initiatives, from carbon capture research to a project on electric cars, could not paper over the fact that both leaders had sharply downgraded prospects of a big deal on climate change in Copenhagen next month.
但是，宣布一系列清洁能源方面的举措，从碳捕获研究到电动汽车项目，并不能掩盖一个事实，即美中两国领导人已大幅降低了下月哥本哈根气候变化会议上达成重大协定的可能性。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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）。 - Sam puts a piece of paper over the food.
萨姆用一张纸把食物盖起来。 - Turn the paper over to the other side.
把纸翻转到另一面。 - 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。