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单词 paragraph
释义
paragraph
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpær.ə.ɡrɑːf/us
/ˈper.ə.ɡræf/
(written abbreviationpara)
B1
ashortpartof atext, consisting of at least onesentenceandbeginningon a newline. It usuallydealswith asingleevent,description,idea, etc.
（文章的）段，段落
Examples
  • Can youpickout the threedeliberatemistakesin this paragraph?
  • Cut that paragraph and thenpasteit at the end of thepage.
  • Nowturntopage23 andlookat the first paragraph.
  • Each new paragraph should beindentedabout twocentimetresfrom themargin.
  • You just need totweakthe last paragraph and then it's done.
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Grammar

Paragraphs
We organise what we write into sentences and paragraphs. A paragraph begins on a new line within the text and there is often a blank line between paragraphs. A paragraph usually contains more than one sentence and it is usually about one topic.…
(Definition ofparagraphfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

paragraph| American Dictionary

paragraph
noun[C]
us
/ˈpær·əˌɡræf/
(abbreviationpar.)
ashortpartof atextthatbeginson a newlineand consists of one or moresentencesdealingwith asingleidea
(Definition ofparagraphfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

paragraph| Business English

paragraph
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpærəɡrɑːf/us
/ˈpærəɡræf/
(written abbreviationpara)
one of thepartsthat apieceof writing isdividedinto, consisting of one or moresentencesandbeginningon a newline:
Whatideasis theauthortryingtoexpressin the first paragraph?
the opening/closing/introductory paragraphTheclosingparagraph of thearticleis not veryconvincing.
(Definition ofparagraphfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofparagraph

paragraph
It begins with a shortparagraphof acknowledgements.
From theCambridge English Corpus
One such application is reported in the following paragraphs.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The data were analysed as case studies and for common themes, as expressed in single words, phrases, sentences, paragraphs or even entire documents.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The results of the next two paragraphs make the conclusion virtually certain.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Of course, this repetition has also to be performed now with the amendments analogous to those specified in the preceding paragraphs of this last section.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The largest of these corresponds precisely to the growth rate mentioned in the firstparagraphof this section.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Furthermore, and pertinent to thisparagraph, they are extremely interested in supporting a multilingual presence of the site.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Activation decreases with the number of words, sentences and paragraphs elapsed as the algorithm proceeds through the text.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The final counts for the main rating task were 12 words, 10 sentences, 1 readparagraph, and 1 spontaneousparagraph.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The lastparagraphof the note had more than mere formal significance.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The remainder of this section gives a proof of the expression (14) and discusses some points which arise from the precedingparagraph.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The remainder of thisparagraphis from this source.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These results indicate that simplified texts exhibited more semantic similarity within sentences and within paragraphs than did authentic texts.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Bewilderingly, like her point lace, her story's introductory proprieties are delayed until the secondparagraph.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Unfortunately all are dismissed in a couple of paragraphs.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocationswithparagraph

paragraph

These are words often used in combination withparagraph.

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brief paragraph
The reason is set out in abriefparagraph.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
concluding paragraph
This is made clear in myconcludingparagraph.
From theCambridge English Corpus
final paragraph
It is not until thefinalparagraphthat he puts forward an unanswered objection.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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