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.
  1. ...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
  2. 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。

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We all know how treacherous are word, and how often we use them to paper over embarrassment or emptiness, or fear of the larger spaces that silence brings.
  我们都知道语言有多么虚伪，我们记不清有多少次我们语言去掩饰自己的窘迫、空虚或对沉默带来得更大空间产生的恐惧。
• 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。
• 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。
• Don't litter the paper over the floor.
  不要在地板上乱丢纸。
• 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？