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
- He tried to paper over the country's deep-seated problems.
他试图掩盖该国一些根深蒂固的问题。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - I have read the paper over.
我把报纸全部看完了。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。