paper over

英 [ˈpeɪpə(r) ˈəʊvə(r)]

美 [ˈpeɪpər ˈoʊvər]

掩盖，掩饰（分歧）

柯林斯词典

PHRASAL VERB 掩盖，掩饰（分歧）
If peoplepaper overa disagreement between them, they find a temporary solution to it in order to give the impression that things are going well.
1. ...his determination to paper over the cracks in his party and avoid confrontation...
  他掩盖党内分歧、避免冲突的决心
2. Differences were papered over but by no means were they fully resolved.
  分歧被掩盖了，但是绝没有得到完全解决。

双语例句

Turn the paper over and write your family situation on the back.
请在背面说明你的家庭状况。
He acts in disregard of principle, often trying to paper over differences.
他办事不讲原则，爱和稀泥。
I just sort of hand the slips of paper over to the pharmacist.
我只是就这样把处方递给药剂师而已。
She used layers of paper over a wall to describe how we hide our original selves, and said that by peeling away those layers one by one, we see the underlying original beneath.
她用糊在墙壁上的一层层的壁纸来形容我们是如何将真实的自我隐藏起来的，并且说一层一层地剥去那些壁纸，我们便会发现藏在下面的纯真。
Then, they spread some brightly coloured paper over the frame and glued it around the string.
然后，他们把一些颜色鲜艳的纸涂上胶水，粘在风筝的框架上。
Efforts by Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel, the French and German leaders, to paper over differences between Berlin and Paris on how to deal with the Greek debt crisis led to a summit statement in Brussels that stopped short of providing immediate support for Athens.
法国、德国领导人尼古拉萨科齐（nicolassarkozy）和安格拉默克尔（angelamerkel）努力掩盖两国之间关于如何处理希腊债务危机的分歧，导致在布鲁塞尔举行的欧盟首脑会议声明中，未宣布立即对希腊提供援助。
The meeting was stormy, and the two sides managed only to paper over the cracks on some issues.
会议很激烈，但双方只是在试图掩盖某些问题上的错误。
He agreed to paper over the cracks for the period of the election.
他同意在选举期间暂时把分歧掩盖起来。
Don't litter the paper over the floor.
不要在地板上乱丢纸。
Could you fling the paper over here?
请把那张报纸扔给我好吗？