Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense papers, present participle papering, past tense, past participle papered
1N-UNCOUNT 紙Paper is a material that you write on or wrap things with. The pages of this book are made of paper. 紙
He wrote his name down on a piece of paper for me.
他把他的名字寫在一張紙上交給我。
She sat at the table with pen and paper.
她拿着紙筆坐在桌旁。
...a sheet of pretty wrapping paper.
漂亮的包裝紙
...a paper bag.
紙袋
2N-COUNT (一份)報紙 A paper is a newspaper. (一份)報紙
I might get a paper in the village.
我或許能在村子裏找到一份報紙。
I'll cook and you read the paper.
我做飯,你看報紙。
3N-COUNT (總稱)報紙 You can refer to newspapers in general as the paper or the papers . (總稱)報紙
You can't believe everything you read in the paper.
報紙上看到的東西不能全信。
There's been a lot in the papers about the problems facing stepchildren.
報紙上有很多關於繼子女所面臨的問題的報道。
4N-PLURAL [usually with poss]材料;資料;文件 Your papers are sheets of paper with writing or information on them, which you might keep in a safe place at home. 材料;資料;文件
Her papers included unpublished articles and correspondence.
她的資料包括未發表的文章和信件。
5N-PLURAL [usually poss NOUN](證明身份的)證件 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. (證明身份的)證件
A young Moroccan stopped by police refused to show his papers.
一位被警察攔下的摩洛哥青年拒絕出示他的證件。
They have arrested four people who were trying to leave the country with forged papers.
他們已經逮捕了4名企圖利用僞造證件離境的人。
6N-COUNT 論文 A paper is a long, formal piece of writing about an academic subject. 論文
He just published a paper in the journal Nature analyzing the fires.
10N-COUNT (政府或委員會發表的關於重大問題的)文件,報告 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. (政府或委員會發表的關於重大問題的)文件,報告
...a new government paper on European policy. [+ on]
12ADJ [ADJ n]書面的;賬面的Paper agreements, qualifications, or profits are ones that are stated by official documents to exist, although they may not really be effective or useful. 書面的;賬面的
They expressed deep mistrust of the paper promises.
他們對書面承諾表現出極度的不信任。
We're looking for people who have experience rather than paper qualifications.
14PHRASE 以書面形式;在紙上 If you put your thoughts down on paper, you write them down. 以書面形式;在紙上
It is important to get something down on paper.
把一些東西寫在紙上很重要。
It was the first time I had put it all down on paper. I found it helped.
這是我第一次把所有的東西都寫在紙上,我覺得這有幫助。
SYN in writing, written down, on (the) record, in print
15PHRASE 在字面上;理論上 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. 在字面上;理論上
On paper, I am the healthiest man alive, yet I feel permanently unwell.
理論上,我是活着的最健康的人,但是我總感覺不舒服。
The family is estimated to have been worth, on paper at least, more than £1.1billion.
據估計,這個家族理論上至少擁有11億英鎊以上的財富。
16PHRASE 毫無價值;一紙空文 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. 毫無價值;一紙空文 [disapproval]
1material材料ADJECTIVE | ... OF PAPER | VERB + PAPER | PAPER + VERB | PAPER + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤thick, thin厚紙;薄紙➤plain無橫格的紙➤lined印有橫線的紙➤graph座標紙➤A3, A4, etc. (not in the US) * A3 紙、A4 紙等➤executive, legal, letter (all NAmE) 辦公用紙;法定用紙;信紙▸➤blank空白紙◇I stared at the blank paper, not knowing how to start the letter.我盯着白紙發愣,不知道這封信該從何寫起。➤printed印刷品◇There is a special rate for printed paper.印刷品有專門的價格。➤loose活頁紙◇pieces of loose paper幾張散頁紙➤brown, coloured/colored牛皮紙;彩色紙◇a brown paper package of books牛皮紙包的一包書➤Manila馬尼拉紙➤acid-free無酸紙➤kraft (NAmE) 牛皮紙➤butcher (NAmE) 包肉紙;防滲血紙➤parchment羊皮紙➤greaseproof, wax, waxed防油紙;蠟紙➤glossy, shiny亮光紙➤scrap, scratch, waste小紙片;廢紙◇I made some notes on a piece of scrap paper.我在小紙片上記了一些筆記。➤recycled再生紙➤handmade手工紙➤decorative裝飾紙➤computer計算機用紙➤notebook筆記本紙➤drawing, writing圖畫紙;書寫紙➤blotting吸墨紙➤tracing描圖紙➤wrapping包裝紙➤crêpe(裝飾用)彩色皺紋紙➤tissue(包裝易碎品的)綿紙➤photographic相紙➤filter濾紙➤kitchen (BrE) (paper towel in NAmE)廚房用紙➤toilet手紙;衞生紙➤cigarette, rolling (especially NAmE) 捲煙紙◇a packet of cigarette papers (BrE) 一包捲煙紙◇a pack of rolling papers (NAmE) 一包捲煙紙➤litmus石蕊試紙➤crumpled, folded皺巴巴的紙;摺疊過的紙... OF PAPER➤bit, piece, scrap, sheet, slip, strip一小片紙;一張紙;一頁紙;一張紙條◇I scribbled down his number on a scrap of paper.我在一張小紙片上草草寫下了他的號碼。➤roll一捲紙◇a roll of toilet paper一捲衞生紙➤side一面紙◇The essay filled seven sides of paper.這篇作文寫滿了 7 頁紙。VERB + PAPER➤fold將紙摺疊◇Fold the paper in half.把這張紙對摺。➤unfold將紙展開➤rip, shred, tear將紙撕開/切碎/撕碎➤crumple, crumple up, screw up (especially BrE) 把紙弄皺;把紙揉成一團◇He crumpled the paper into a ball.他把那張紙揉成一團。◇I screwed up the paper and threw it away.我把那張紙揉成團扔了。➤recycle循環利用紙PAPER + VERB➤be scattered紙被扔在四周◇Scraps of wrapping paper were scattered around.包裝紙的碎片扔得滿地都是。➤flutter紙飄動◇A piece of paper fluttered to the floor.一張紙飄落到地板上。PAPER + NOUN➤bag, cup, plate, sack紙袋;紙杯;紙盤;大紙袋➤napkin, towel餐巾紙;紙巾➤aeroplane, airplane, ball, doll, hat, lantern紙飛機;紙球;紙娃娃;紙帽子;紙燈籠➤currency, money紙幣;紙錢➤document, map, receipt, ticket紙質文件/地圖/收據/門票◇the advantages of paper maps over online maps紙質地圖相比線上地圖的優勢➤copy, version紙質拷貝/版本◇He kept a paper copy of his account information.他保存了名下賬戶信息的一份紙質備份。➤edition紙質版➤cut-out紙質剪裁➤mill造紙廠➤pulp紙漿➤industry造紙業➤shredder碎紙機PREPOSITION➤on paper以書面形式◇I've had nothing on paper (= in writing) to say that I've been accepted.我還沒有收到任何書面通知說我已經被錄取了。PHRASES➤put pen to paper開始寫◇I've thought about what I'm going to write, but I haven't yet put pen to paper.我已經考慮寫些什麼,但還沒有動筆。➤a waste of paper浪費紙張◇This report is a waste of paper.這篇報道真是在浪費紙張。paper
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2newspaper報紙ADJECTIVE | ... OF PAPER | VERB + PAPER | PAPER + VERB | PAPER + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤daily, evening, morning, Sunday, weekly日報;晚報;晨報;星期日報;週報➤today's, yesterday's今天的/昨天的報紙➤independent, left-wing, right-wing (especially BrE) 獨立的/左翼的/右翼的報紙➤hometown, local, national地方報紙;全國性報紙➤school (especially NAmE) 校報➤broadsheet, quality (BrE) 大幅/高質量報紙➤tabloid (especially BrE) 通俗小報... OF PAPER➤copy一份報紙◇Do you have a copy of yesterday's paper?你有昨天的報紙嗎?➤edition一期報紙◇today's edition of the paper今天的報紙VERB + PAPER➤buy, get, take (especially BrE) 買報紙;訂報紙◇Do you take a daily paper?你訂日報嗎?➤flick through, flip through, read瀏覽報紙;閱讀報紙◇What paper do you usually read?你通常看什麼報?➤print, produce, publish印刷報紙;出版報紙➤edit, write for, write in編輯報紙;為報紙撰稿➤appear in刊登在報紙上➤get into登上報紙◇The story got into the papers.那篇報道上了報紙。PAPER + VERB➤come out報紙出版◇The paper comes out every Saturday.那份報紙每週六出版。➤report sth報紙報道⋯◇The paper reported that several people had seen UFOs.報紙報道說,有好幾個人見過不明飛行物。PAPER + NOUN➤shop (BrE) 報刊經銷店▸➤boy, girl男報童;女報童➤round, route (NAmE) 送報◇Many kids do a paper round.許多孩子都送報。◇Many kids have paper routes.許多孩子都送報。PREPOSITION➤in a/the paper在報紙上◇I read about his arrest in the paper.我在報紙上看到他被捕的消息。◇I read about his arrest in the papers. (especially BrE) 我在報紙上看到他被捕的消息。➤on a/the paper在報社◇She got a job on the local paper.她在當地的報社得到了一份工作。paper
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3(usually papers) official document公文ADJECTIVE | ... OF PAPERS | VERB + PAPERADJECTIVE➤necessary必要的文件➤official正式文件➤ID, identification, identity身分證件➤personal, private私人文件➤court, legal法院/法律文件➤adoption, divorce收養/離婚文件➤ballot選票... OF PAPERS➤pile, sheaf一摞/一疊文件VERB + PAPER➤sign簽署文件◇Teresa signed the adoption papers.特雷莎簽署了收養文件。➤show出示證件10/AmE>15 :pooler-->◇Be prepared to show your identity papers at the border.準備好在邊境出示你的身分證件。➤shuffle匆忙整理文件◇He shuffled the papers on his desk.他匆匆整理了桌上的文件。➤file把文件歸檔◇legal papers filed in London在倫敦歸檔的法律文件paper
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4 (BrE) exam考試ADJECTIVE | VERB + PAPER | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤exam, examination, question, test (BrE, NAmE) 試卷➤written筆試試卷◇I did well on the oral but not on the written paper.我口試考得好,但筆試不怎麼樣。➤English, history, etc.英語、歷史等試卷VERB + PAPER➤do, sit, take參加考試▸➤set出試卷◇The exam papers are set by experienced teachers.試卷是由經驗豐富的教師出的。➤mark批閱試卷➤turn over把試卷翻過來◇You may now turn over your papers.現在可以將試卷翻過來了。PREPOSITION➤in a/the paper在試卷裏◇the questions in the physics paper物理試卷中的題目➤on a/the paper在試卷上◇You must not write on the question paper.請勿在試題紙上答題。paper
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5piece of writing專業文章ADJECTIVE | VERB + PAPER | PAPER + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤draft (especially BrE) 論文的初稿➤consultation, discussion, position, working咨詢論文;討論稿;建議書;研究報告➤research, scientific, technical研究/科學/技術論文➤scholarly學術論文➤term (NAmE) 學期論文◇I wrote a term paper on eating disorders.我寫了一篇關於飲食失調的學期論文。➤seminal開創性的論文➤peer-reviewed同行評審過的論文➤published, unpublished發表的/未發表的論文➤influential有影響的論文VERB + PAPER➤deliver, give, present, read, submit遞送論文;提交論文;宣讀論文➤author, draft, prepare, produce, write寫論文;起草論文;準備論文➤co-author合寫論文➤issue, publish, release發表論文➤cite引用論文PAPER + VERB➤consider sth, deal with sth, examine sth, explore sth, focus on sth, look at sth論文談到⋯;論文研究⋯;論文着眼於⋯◇The paper looks at the future of university education.這篇論文着眼於大學教育的未來。➤outline sth論文概述⋯➤argue sth, propose sth論文認為⋯;論文提出⋯➤demonstrate sth論文論證⋯➤conclude sth論文結論是⋯➤describe sth, outline sth, present sth論文描述⋯;論文概述⋯➤report sth論文報告⋯◇This paper reports the results of a two-year field experiment.論文闡述了一個為期兩年的野外試驗的結果。➤be called sth, be entitled sth, be titled sth (especially NAmE) 論文題為⋯PREPOSITION➤in a/the paper在論文中◇Freud first mentioned this concept in his paper 'On Narcissism'.弗洛伊德在他的論文《論自戀》中首次提到了這個概念。➤paper on關於⋯的論文◇a paper on the development of the novel關於小說發展的論文
paper noun ⇨paper (a research paper)⇨certificate (identification papers)⇨document (sign the necessary papers)⇨newspaper (the morning paper)⇨test2 (an exam paper)paper
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➡ See also the entries for article and assignment另見article條和assignment條paper ♦︎ essay ♦︎ thesis ♦︎ dissertation ♦︎ monograph ♦︎ treatise ♦︎ tractThese are all words for a piece of academic writing on a particular subject.這些詞均表示學術論文。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a paper / an essay / a thesis / a dissertation / a monograph / a treatise / a tract on sth◆a paper / an essay / a thesis / a dissertation / a monograph / a treatise about sth◆a short paper / essay / thesis / monograph / treatise / tract◆a long paper / essay / dissertation / treatise / tract◆a research paper / essay / thesis / dissertation / monograph◆a recent paper / essay / dissertation / monograph◆a scholarly paper / essay / monograph / treatise◆to write / read a paper / an essay / a thesis / a dissertation / a monograph / a treatise / a tract◆to publish a paper / an essay / a thesis / a monograph / a treatise / a tract◆to submit a paper / an essay / a thesis / a dissertation■paper [countable] an academic article about a particular subject that is written by and for specialists論文◆a recent paper in the Journal of Medicine最近刊在《醫學學報》上的一篇論文◆She was invited to give a paper(= a talk) on the results of her research.她應邀作學術演講,報告她的研究成果。ⓘ In American English a paper can also be a piece of written work done by a student.在美式英語中,paper也可以指學生寫的論文◆Your grade will be based on four papers and a final exam.你的成績由四篇論文和期末考試來評定。■essay [countable] a short piece of writing by a student as part of their studies; a short piece of writing on a particular subject, written in order to be published(作爲課程作業,學生寫的)文章,短文;(用於發表的)論說文,小品文◆We have to write an essay on the causes of the First World War.我們得寫一篇關於第一次世界大戰起因的文章。◆The book contains a number of interesting essays on women in society.本書有多篇關於社會女性的有趣文章。■thesis ˈθiːsɪs (pluraltheses ˈθiːsiːz ) [countable] a long piece of writing completed by a student as part of a university degree, based on their own research論文;畢業論文;學位論文◆Students must submit a thesis on an agreed subject within four years.學生必須在四年内提交一篇選題經過認可的論文。◆ (BrE) a doctoral / PhD thesis博士學位論文◆ (NAmE) a thesis for a master's degree碩士學位論文 see also thesis ⇨ theory2■dissertationˌdɪsəˈteɪʃn; NAmEˌdɪsərˈteɪʃn [countable] a long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one written for a university degree專題論文;學位論文◆She is writing her dissertation on the history of the Knights Templar.她正撰寫關於聖殿騎士團歷史的學位論文。NOTE辨析 Thesis or dissertation?These words are often used differently by different universities. For example, some universities use thesis in connection with a doctoral degree(= the highest level of degree), while others use dissertation. In general, thesis emphasizes that the piece of writing contains original research that the writer has done in order to support a particular theory or idea.不同的大學常常使用不同的詞。如博士學位論文,一些大學用thesis,另一些大學則用dissertation。一般來說,thesis強調論文中有作者獨創性的研究,以證實某種理論或思想。■monographˈmɒnəgrɑːf; NAmEˈmɑːnəgræf [countable] (technical術語) a detailed written study of a single, often limited subject, usually in the form of a short book專論,專題文章,專著(通常爲一本薄書)◆He has published several books on Cubism and numerous monographs on individual artists.他已經發表了幾本關於立體主義的書,以及多篇針對個别藝術家的專題文章。■treatiseˈtriːtɪs, ˈtriːtɪz [countable] (formal) a long and serious piece of writing that examines a particular subject(長篇的)專題論文◆Any of these questions would deserve a lengthy treatise, perhaps even a small book.這些問題中的任何一個都值得寫一篇長論文,甚至是一本小書來探討。■tract [countable] (sometimesdisapproving) a short piece of writing, especially on a religious, moral or political subject, that is intended to influence people's ideas(尤指宣傳宗教、倫理或政治的)短文,傳單,小冊子◆He wrote several tracts on the dangers of alcohol.他寫了幾本有關酒精危害的小冊子。◆socialist / feminist tracts社會主義/女權主義宣傳冊