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●ˌpaper ˈover sthto cover a wall with wallpaper in order to hide sth 糊壁纸遮盖 SYN 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。to 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 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。 See also paper |