| 词组 |
paper over the cracks |
| 释义 |
●ˌpaper over the ˈcrackstry to hide a problem or disagreement in a way that is temporary and not likely to be successful 用纸糊住墙缝;权且掩饰(问题或分歧)◆These new prison reforms are just papering over the cracks. What we need is a fundamental change in the prison system.这些新的监狱改革只是想掩盖问题罢了,我们所需要的是监狱体制的根本改变。 NOTE This expression refers to putting wallpaper on a wall in order to hide the cracks in the plaster. 这个表达法原指在墙上贴墙纸以掩盖灰泥上的裂缝。 |

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