paper over

To put or keep out of sight; conceal

隱藏：使不被看到；掩飾

paper over a deficit with accounting gimmicks.

在帳上耍花招來(lái)掩飾虧空

To downplay or gloss over (differences, for example), especially in order to maintain a nominal, apparent, or temporary unity.

虛飾：掩飾或暫平息（如不同點(diǎn)），尤其為了維持名義上的、表面的或暫時(shí)的團(tuán)結(jié)

be not worth the paper it is written on

be of no value or validity whatsoever despite having been written down

毫無(wú)價(jià)值

make the papers

be written about in newspapers and thus become famous or notorious

因上了報(bào)紙而出名

paper over the cracks

disguise problems or divisions rather than trying to solve them

掩飾分歧；掩蓋問(wèn)題

on paper

In writing or print.

書面上：書寫或印刷形式

In theory, as opposed to actual performance or fact

理論上：在理論上，不同于真實(shí)的表現(xiàn)或事實(shí)

It is a good team on paper, but its members play poorly together.

在理論上它是一支不錯(cuò)的隊(duì)，可是隊(duì)員們配合不好