paper
noun
uk/ˈpeɪ.pər/us/ˈpeɪ.pɚ/papernoun(MATERIAL)
A1[U]
thin,flatmaterialmade fromcrushedwoodorcloth, used for writing,printing, ordrawingon:
纸apiece/sheetof paper一张纸
writingpaper信纸
Dictionaries are usuallyprintedonthinpaper.字典通常用薄纸印刷。
a paperbag纸袋
Thiscardisprintedonrecycledpaper(= paper made from used paper).这张卡片是用再生纸印的。
Get theideadown onpaper(= write it)before youforgetit.把想法写在纸上以免忘了。
Sheworksonpaper(= writes things on paper)because shehatescomputers.她在纸上写东西,因为她不喜欢用电脑。

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- I didn'trealizewe had to write eachansweron a newsheetof paper.
- Theparcelhad only beenlooselywrapped, and the paper had come off.
- Have you got ascrapof paper I could write on?
- Herifledthrough the papers on thedesk, but couldn'tfindthephotographs.
- Theleafletswill beprintedonrecycledpaper.
Publishing: paper & stationery
- A3
- A5
- acid-free
- assembler
- backspace
- ballpoint pen
- chalk
- foolscap
- fountain pen
- gift wrap
- grammage
- hanging chad
- notepad
- propelling pencil
- pulp
- quill
- quire
- qwerty
- ream
- slate
papernoun(DOCUMENT)
B1[C]
anewspaper:
报纸adaily/weekly/local/nationalpaper日报/周报/地方性报纸/全国性报纸
Thephotowas on thefrontpageof all the papers.这张照片上了各家报纸的头版。
papers[plural]
officialdocuments,especiallyonesthat show who you are:
证件,(尤指)身份证Theborderguardsstoppedme andaskedtoseemy papers.边防卫兵拦住我要看我的证件。
Synonym
document
A2[C]UK
a set ofprintedquestionsfor anexam:
考卷Candidates mustanswertwoquestionsfrom each paper.应试者必须回答每张考卷上的两个问题。
Thegeographypaper is not till nextweek.地理试卷下周才能印好。
C2[C]
apieceof writing on aparticularsubjectwritten by anexpertand usuallypublishedin abookorjournal, orreadaloudto otherpeople:
(发表或宣读的)论文He willgivea paperonthermodynamicsat aconferencein Berlin.他将在柏林召开的学术会议上宣读一篇热力学方面的论文。
B1[C]US(UKessay)
ashortpieceof writing on aparticularsubject,especiallyone done bystudentsaspartof theworkfor acourse:
(尤指学生的)课程论文Mr Jonesthoughtmyhistorypaper wasterrific.琼斯先生认为我的历史课程论文写得好极了。
ForhomeworkIwantyou to write a paperonendangeredspecies.我想让你们写一篇关于濒危物种的文章作为作业。
Newspapers & magazines
- above/below the foldidiom
- annal
- anti-press
- back copy
- broadsheet
- comic
- editorial
- fold
- house journal
- house organ
- journal
- lad mag
- magazine
- organ
- reader
- sentinel
- serialize
- Sunday paper
- supermarket tabloid
- tabloid
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Identifying
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Papers and compositions
Idioms
someonecouldn't act, argue, fight, etc.theirway out of a paper bag
on paper
a paper chase
paper
verb[T]
uk/ˈpeɪ.pər/us/ˈpeɪ.pɚ/tocoverawall,room, etc. withwallpaper
用墙纸贴(或糊)Building: interior decoration
- aesthetic
- backsplash
- boho
- caulk
- chinoiserie
- dosomethingout
- do-it-yourself
- feng shui
- flock wallpaper
- flocked wallpaper
- interior design
- lighting
- masking tape
- mood board
- moulding
- redecoration
- redo
- rehang
- splashback
- tablescape
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Curtains & wallpaper
Phrasal verb
paper oversomething