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
- Could you fling the paper over here?
请把那张报纸扔给我好吗？ - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - He turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show; the doctor's writing was illegible.
他把纸翻过来所以看不到字迹；这医生的字迹很难辨。 - 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。 - 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。