"plaster over" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 用石膏覆盖
• 掩盖（问题）

Definition

用石膏覆盖表面，或比喻地说，用来掩盖问题或瑕疵，而不是解决它们。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

可用于建筑（字面）和比喻（掩盖问题）语境。比喻用法带有批评意味，暗指并未真正解决问题。常与“问题”、“裂缝”等词搭配。较为口语化。

Examples

The workers will plaster over the wall.

工人们会把墙**用石膏覆盖**。

She tried to plaster over the crack in the ceiling.

她试图**用石膏覆盖**天花板上的裂缝。

He used paint to plaster over the old marks.

他用油漆**覆盖**了旧的痕迹。

You can't just plaster over the real issues in this company.

你不能只**掩盖**公司里的真正问题。

They tried to plaster over their mistakes with excuses.

他们试图用借口**掩盖**自己的错误。

If you keep trying to plaster over problems, they'll just get worse.

如果你一直**掩盖**问题，问题只会变得更糟。