pa·per o·ver
phrasal verbpaper over something
- to cover a wall with wallpaper in order to hide something
synonym wallpaper糊壁纸遮盖 - 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。
- The previous owners had obviously papered over any damp patches.
- 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。
- The government is trying to paper over the cracks in the cabinet.