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● ˌpaper ˈover sth to cover a wall with wallpaperin 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 |