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单词 paper-over
释义

pa·per o·ver

phrasal verb
paper over something
  1. to cover a wall with wallpaper in order to hide something糊壁纸遮盖 synonym wallpaper
    • The 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。
  2. to try to hide a problem 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 to paper over the cracks in 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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