短语 | paper over sth |
释义 | ˌpaper ˈover sth1to cover a wall withwallpaperin order to hide sth糊壁纸遮盖wallpaperThe previous owners had obviously papered over any damp patches.原先的房主显然是用壁纸把潮斑都盖起来了。2to try to hide a problem or disagreement in a way that is temporary and not likely to be successful暂时掩盖,权且掩饰(问题或分歧)The government is trying topaper over the cracksin the cabinet.政府正竭力掩饰内阁出现的裂痕。We can't just paper over the problem.我们不能就这么掩饰这个问题。 |
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