[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]纸Paper is a material that you write on or wrap things with. The pages of this book are made of paper.
He wrote his name down on a piece of paper for me...
他把他的名字写在一张纸上交给我。
She sat at the table with pen and paper.
她拿着纸笔坐在桌旁。
...a sheet of pretty wrapping paper.
漂亮的包装纸
...a paper bag.
纸袋
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](一份)报纸 A paper is a newspaper.
I might get a paper in the village...
我或许能在村子里找到一份报纸。
I'll cook and you read the paper.
我做饭,你看报纸。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](总称)报纸 You can refer to newspapers in general as the paper or the papers .
[the N]
You can't believe everything you read in the paper...
报纸上看到的东西不能全信。
There's been a lot in the papers about the problems facing stepchildren.
报纸上有很多关于继子女所面临的问题的报道。
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]材料;资料;文件 Your papers are sheets of paper with writing or information on them, which you might keep in a safe place at home.
[usu with poss]
Her papers included unpublished articles and correspondence.
她的资料包括未发表的文章和信件。
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词](证明身份的)证件 Your papers are official documents, for example your passport or identity card, which prove who you are or which give you official permission to do something.
[usu poss N]
A young Moroccan stopped by police refused to show his papers...
一位被警察拦下的摩洛哥青年拒绝出示他的证件。
They have arrested four people who were trying to leave the country with forged papers.
他们已经逮捕了4名企图利用伪造证件离境的人。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]论文 A paper is a long, formal piece of writing about an academic subject.
He just published a paper in the journal Nature analyzing the fires.
他刚刚在《自然》杂志上发表了一篇分析火灾的论文。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
term paper
;学生论文 A paper is an essay written by a student.
[mainly AM 主美]
...the ten common errors that appear most frequently in student papers.
学生论文中最常见的10个错误
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]试卷;考卷 A paper is a part of a written examination in which you answer a number of questions in a particular period of time.
We sat each paper in the Hall...
我们每一场考试都是在大厅里考的。
She finished the exam paper.
她答完了考卷。
...the applied mathematics paper.
应用数学试卷
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
Green Paper
;
White Paper
;(政府或委员会发表的关于重大问题的)文件,报告 A paper prepared by a government or a committee is a report on a question they have been considering or a set of proposals for changes in the law.
...a new government paper on European policy.
有关欧洲政策的新政府文件
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[ADJ 形容词]书面的;账面的Paper agreements, qualifications, or profits are ones that are stated by official documents to exist, although they may not really be effective or useful.
[ADJ n]
They expressed deep mistrust of the paper promises...
他们对书面承诺表现出极度的不信任。
We're looking for people who have experience rather than paper qualifications.
我们要找有经验的人,而不是有文凭的人。
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[VERB 动词]给…贴墙纸 If you paper a wall, you put wallpaper on it.
[V n]
[V-ed]
We papered all four bedrooms...
我们把4个卧室都贴了墙纸。
We have papered this bedroom in softest grey...
我们给这个卧室贴上了极柔和的灰色壁纸。
The room was strange, the walls half papered, half painted.
那个房间很奇怪,墙壁一半贴壁纸,一半刷涂料。
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[PHRASE 短语]以书面形式;在纸上 If you put your thoughts down on paper, you write them down.
[PHR after v]
It is important to get something down on paper...
把一些东西写在纸上很重要。
It was the first time I had put it all down on paper. I found it helped.
这是我第一次把所有的东西都写在纸上,我觉得这有帮助。
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[PHRASE 短语]在字面上;理论上 If something seems to be the case on paper, it seems to be the case from what you read or hear about it, but it may not really be the case.
On paper, I am the healthiest man alive, yet I feel permanently unwell.
理论上,我是活着的最健康的人,但是我总感觉不舒服。
The family is estimated to have been worth, on paper at least, more than £1.1billion.
据估计,这个家族理论上至少拥有11亿英镑以上的财富。
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[PHRASE 短语]毫无价值;一纸空文 If you say that a promise, an agreement, or a guarantee is not worth the paper it's written on, you mean that although it has been written down and seems to be official, it is in fact worthless because what has been promised will not be done.
[Vs inflect]
[disapproval]
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paper★/ˈpeɪpə(r); NAmEˈpeɪpər/
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paperpaperspaperedpaperingnoun★for writing/wrapping 供书写╱包装1★[uncountable ]( often in compounds 常构成复合词) the thin material that you write and draw on and that is also used for wrapping and packing things 纸;纸张◆a piece/sheet of paper一片╱一张纸◆a package wrapped in brown paper一个用牛皮纸包扎的包裹◆recycled paper再造纸◆She wrote her name and address on a slip(= a small piece)of paper.她把姓名和地址写在一张纸条上。◆Experience is more important for this job than paper qualifications(= that exist on paper, but may not have any real value).就这项工作而言,经验比纸面上的资格重要。◆paper losses/profits(= that are shown in accounts but which may not exist in reality)账面亏损╱利润◆This journal is available in paper and electronic form.这份刊物有印刷版本和电子版本。☞see also
notepaper
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wrapping paper
,
writing paper
newspaper 报纸2★[countable ]a newspaper 报纸◆a(n) local/national paper地方性╱全国性报纸◆a(n) daily/evening/Sunday paper日报;晚报;星期日报◆I read about it in the paper.我从报上得知这件事。◆Have you seen today's paper?你看了今天的报纸没有?◆The papers(= newspapers in general)soon got hold of the story. 报纸很快就获悉了这件事的来龙去脉。documents 文件3★papers[plural ]pieces of paper with writing on them, such as letters, pieces of work or private documents 文件;文献◆His desk was covered with books and papers.他的办公桌上全是书籍和文件。4★papers[plural ]official documents that prove your identity, give you permission to do sth, etc. 证明;证件◆divorce/identification papers离婚╱身分证件☞see also
walking papers
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working paper
exam 考试5[countable ]( BrE) a set of exam questions on a particular subject; the answers that people write to the questions 试卷;试题;答卷◆The Geography paper was hard.地理试题难极了。◆She spent the evening marking exam papers.她用一个晚上批阅试卷。article 文章6[countable ]an academic article about a particular subject that is written by and for specialists 论文◆a recent paper in the Journal of Medicine最近刊在《医学学报》上的一篇论文◆She was invited to give a paper(= a talk)on the results of her research. 她应邀发表一篇论文,报告她的研究结果。☞collocationsat
scientific
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Green Paper
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Order Paper
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position paper
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White Paper
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working paper
(1 )7[countable ]( NAmE) a piece of written work done by a student (学生的)研究报告,论文◆Your grade will be based on four papers and a final exam.你的成绩将根据四篇研究报告和期末考试决定。☞see also
term paper
on walls 墙壁上8[countable , uncountable ]paper that you use to cover and decorate the walls of a room 壁纸◆The room was damp and the paper was peeling off.屋子很潮湿,壁纸都一片片剥落了。HELPThere are many other compounds ending in paper.You will find them at their place in the alphabet. 以 paper 结尾的复合词还有很多,可在各字母中的适当位置查到。IDIOMon paper1★when you put sth on paper,you write it down 写下来;笔录2judged from written information only, but not proved in practice 仅照字面看;理论上◆The idea looks good on paper.仅就字面看,这个主意不错。☞more at
pen
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worth
adj.verbpapersth to decorate the walls of a room by covering them with wallpaper贴壁纸PHRASAL VERBˌpaper ˈover sth1to cover a wall with wallpaperin order to hide sth 糊壁纸遮盖SYN
wallpaper
◆The previous owners had obviously papered over any damp patches.原先的房主显然是用壁纸把潮斑都盖起来了。2to try to hide a problem or disagreement in a way that is temporary and not likely to be successful 暂时掩盖,权且掩饰(问题或分歧)◆The government is trying to paper over the cracksin the cabinet. 政府正竭力掩饰内阁出现的裂痕。◆We can't just paper over the problem.我们不能就这么掩饰这个问题。paper/ˈpeɪpə(r); NAmEˈpeɪpər/
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paper2 adjective
paper3 verb
paperpa‧per1 /ˈpeɪpə $ -ər/ ●●●S1W1 noun
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1for writing/wrapping [uncountable] material in the form of thin sheets that is used for writing on, wrapping things etc: I’ll get you a piece of paper so you can write the number down. Do you have a pen and paper?2newspaper [countable] a newspaper: Have you seen today’s paper? You’ll read about it in tomorrow’s papers. the Sunday papers► see thesaurus at
newspaper
3documents/letters papers [plural]a)pieces of paper with writing on them that you use in your work, at meetings etc: I left some important papers in my briefcase.b)documents and letters concerning someone’s private or public life: While I was organizing Simon’s papers I came across his diaries.c)divorce papers documents concerning a divorced)official documents such as your passport,identity card etc: My papers are all in order (=they are legal and correct). →
White Paper
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4on papera)if you put ideas or information on paper, you write them downput/get something down on paper You need to get some of these thoughts down on paper.b)if something seems true on paper, it seems to be true as an idea, but may not be true in a real situationSYN in theory: It’s a nice idea on paper, but you’ll never get it to work.5examination [countable] British English a set of printed questions used as an examination in a particular subject, and the answers people write: an exam paper I have a stack of papers to mark.history/French etc paper The geography paper was really easy.► see thesaurus at
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6speech/piece of writing [countable] a piece of writing or a talk on a particular subject by someone who has made a study of it: a scientific paperpaper on a paper on psychology Professor Usborne gave a paper on recent developments in his field.7piece of schoolwork [countable] especially American English a piece of writing that is done as part of a course at school or universitySYN essaypaper on a paper on the Civil War8official publication [countable] a report prepared by a government or committee on a question they have been considering or a proposal for changes in the law: We will publish a discussion paper on the future of the BBC.paper on the 1998 White Paper on political reform a working paper (=a report that is not final) on funding the Health Service9for walls [countable, uncountable] paper for covering and decorating the walls of a roomSYN wallpaper: a floral paper10financial [countable, uncountable]stocks and shares that can be bought and sold on a financial market11toilet [uncountable] soft thin paper used for cleaning yourself after you have used the toiletSYN toilet paper, toilet roll12not worth the paper it is written on/printed on if something such as a contract is not worth the paper it is written on, it has no value because whatever is promised in it will not happen → put/set pen to paper
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COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1phrasesa sheet of paper· Each recipe was written down on a separate sheet of paper.a piece of paper· Can I have another piece of paper?a scrap/slip of paper (=a small piece)· He scribbled Pamela’s address on a scrap of paper.a pad of paper (=many sheets of paper fixed together at one edge)· Chris took out a pad of paper and started writing.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + paperwriting/note paper (=good quality paper for writing letters)· Can you fetch me a piece of writing paper and a pen?plain paper (=with nothing written or printed on it)· The package was wrapped in plain brown paper.lined paper (=printed with horizontal lines, for writing)· a note written on lined paperwrapping paper (=coloured paper for wrapping presents)· He carefully removed the wrapping paper so it wouldn’t tear.tissue paper (=very thin paper for wrapping things)· All the clothes were wrapped in tissue paper.recycled paper (=paper made from waste paper)· The envelopes are made from 100 percent recycled paper.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘write on a paper’. Say write on a piece of paper.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2ADJECTIVES/NOUN + papera local paper· You could try putting an advert in the local paper.a national paper· The story had been in all the national papers.a daily paper· Which of these daily papers do you usually read?a Sunday paper· I only get a Sunday paper if I’ve got lots of spare time.an evening paper· Ian usually buys an evening paper on his way home.a tabloid paper (=one with small pages, especially one without much serious news)· Don’t believe everything you read in the tabloid papers.a broadsheet paper (=one with large pages, usually one containing serious news)· Tabloid newspapers are usually about half the size of a broadsheet paper.a quality paper British English (=one intended for educated readers)· Readers of quality papers, such as the Telegraph and the Guardian, are mainly employed in professional jobs.
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paperpaper2 ●●●S3W2 adjective [only before noun]
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1made of paper: a paper bag2written or printed on paper: The brochure is available in electronic and paper versions.3paper qualifications an expression meaning documents showing that you have passed particular examinations, used specially when you think that experience and knowledge are more important: Paper qualifications are no guide to ability.4existing only as an idea but not having any real value: paper profits (=a record of the value of something, that is not real until the thing is sold) paper promises
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1to decorate the walls of a room by covering them with special paperSYN wallpaper2paper over the cracks to try to hide disagreements or difficulties: We need to discuss disagreements honestly without papering over the cracks.
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