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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Don't litter the paper over the floor.
  不要在地板上乱丢纸。
• 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。
• I have read the paper over.
  我把报纸全部看完了。
• Turn the paper over to the other side.
  把纸翻转到另一面。
• 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。