paper over the cracks
disguise problems or divisions rather than trying to solve them
掩饰分歧;掩盖问题
派生
paperer
noun
paperless
adjective
语源
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French papir, from Latin papyrus 'paper-reed' (see papyrus). The verb dates from the late 16th cent
简明英汉词典
paper
D.J.[?peip?]
K.K.[?pep?]
n.
纸, 墙纸
The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park.
公众被要求不得在公园里乱扔废纸 。
〈口〉报纸
The papers forecast clear skies tomorrow.
报纸预报明天晴天 。
I asked him to fetch me the evening paper.
我请他去给我把晚报拿来 。
文件
Assemble your papers and put them in the file.
把你的文件归拢放在这个文件夹内 。
文章, 论文
My paper consists of ten pages.
我的论文共10页 。
试卷
The geography paper was difficult.
地理试题很难 。
The teacher demands that students should turn in their test papers within two hours.
老师要求学生两小时内交卷 。
vt. & vi.
贴纸
When did your father last time paper the room?
上次, 你父亲是什么时候用纸裱糊房间的?
We're papering the room.
我们正在给这间屋子贴壁纸 。
vt.
用纸覆盖
She papered the oranges carefully.
她很仔细地用纸把橘子包起来 。
隐瞒; 掩饰
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 。
新牛津美语大词典
paper
[?pāp?r]
noun
material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, used for writing, drawing, or printing on, or as wrapping material:
a sheet of paper
(as adjective) a paper bag.
■a newspaper.
■wallpaper.
■(usu. papers) a piece or sheet of paper with something written or drawn on it:
he riffled through the papers on his desk.
■(papers) significant or important documents belonging to a person:
the personal papers of major political figures.
■(as adjective) denoting something that is officially documented but has no real existence or little merit or use:
a paper profit.
■a government report or policy document:
a recently leaked cabinet paper.
■(papers) documents attesting identity; credentials:
two men stopped us and asked us for our papers.
■a piece of paper used for wrapping or enclosing something or made into a packet:
toffee papers.
■short for commercial paper.
■short for cigarette paper.
an essay or thesis, esp. one read at an academic lecture or seminar or published in an academic journal.
(theatrical slang )free passes of admission to a theater or other entertainment.
verb
(transitive)
(often be papered) apply wallpaper to (a wall or room):
the walls were papered in a Regency stripe.
■(intransitive) (paper over) cover (a hole or blemish) with wallpaper.
■(paper over) disguise (an awkward problem) instead of resolving it:
the ill feeling between her and Jenny must have been papered over.
(theatrical slang )fill (a theater) by giving out free tickets.
常用词组
be not worth the paper it is written on
be of no value or validity whatsoever despite having been written down.
make the papers
be written about in newspapers and thus become famous or notorious.
on paper
in writing.
■in theory rather than in reality:
the combatants were, on paper at least, evenly matched.
派生
paperer
noun
paperless
adjective
语源
– ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French papir, from Latin papyrus '‘paper-reed’' (see papyrus). The verb dates from the late 16th cent.
牛津英语习语词典
paper
on 'paper
considering sth from what is written down about it, rather than what is actually true in practice; in theory 据书面材料;理论上:
This idea looks very good on paper, but I’m not sure that it’s very practical.
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