| 单词 | paper |
| 释义 | noun | adjective | verb paperpaper1 /ˈpeɪpɚ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1FOR WRITING/WRAPPING [uncountable] material in the form of thin sheets that is used for writing on, wrapping things, etc.: a piece/sheet of paper I’ll get you a piece of paper so you can write the number down.in paper The glasses were wrapped in white paper.writing/wrapping/drawing paper Do you have any writing paper I could borrow?2NEWSPAPER [countable] a newspaper: Today’s paper is on the coffee table.in the paper Why don’t you put an ad in the paper?a local/national paper Our local paper doesn’t have a lot of international news.a daily/weekly/Sunday paper I like to read the Sunday paper in bed.3SCHOOL WORK [countable] a piece of writing that is done as part of a class at a school or college: paper on I am writing a term paper on the American Revolution for my history class. When is your sociology paper due?4PIECE OF WRITING/SPEECH [countable] a piece of writing or a speech by someone who has made a study of a particular subject: in a paper The health risks of smoking were first described in a research paper published in 1949.paper on Michelle is presenting a paper on new teaching methods at the conference.5DOCUMENTS/LETTERS papers [plural] a)pieces of paper with writing on them that you use in your work, at meetings, etc.: Kim left some important papers in her briefcase. b)documents and letters concerning someone’s private or public life: Several unpublished poems were found among the author’s private papers after her death. c)official legal documents: The court papers were filed in Los Angeles earlier this month. She received the divorce papers yesterday. d)official documents such as your passport, identity card, etc.: After checking our papers, the border guards let us through.6on paper a)if you put ideas or information on paper, you write them down: get/put something down on paper Try to get your ideas down on paper. b)something that seems to be good or true on paper may not be good or true in a real or practical situation: It’s a nice idea on paper, but you’ll never get it to work.7something is not worth the paper it is written/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 happen8FOR WALLS [countable, uncountable] paper for covering walls SYN wallpaper[Origin: 1300–1400 Old French papier, from Latin papyrus] → see also put/set pen to paper at pen1 (3), toilet paper, waste paper, white paper, working papers, wrapping paperCOLLOCATIONS– Meanings 3 & 4verbswrite a paper I have to write two papers for my English class this quarter.give/present a paper (=give a talk) Two colleagues and I are presenting a paper on bilingualism at the conference.publish a paper The paper was published in the journal “Nature.”submit a paper (=ask an academic magazine to publish it) We submitted our paper to three journals.a paper examines/explores/describes etc. something The paper describes the significance of Native American basket patterns.a paper suggests something The paper suggests several possible reasons for the decline in manufacturing in the United States.adjectives/nouns + papera scientific/academic paper He has written six scientific papers on the topic of bird calls.a research paper I am writing a research paper on the effects of pollution on the birds’ habitat.a term paper (=an important essay for a class) He was writing a term paper on the history of air power.an English/history/psychology etc. paper When is your history paper due?a position paper (=an essay that shows what your opinion is on an issue, or what the opinion of a particular group is) The group issued a position paper that argues the importance of arts education in schools.a joint paper (=by two or more people) The result of their collaboration was a joint paper published in 2001.an influential/seminal paper (=considered to be very important) He published numerous influential papers on evolution. noun | adjective | verb paperpaper2 ●●● S3 W2 adjective [only before noun] 1made of paper: a paper bag2existing only as an idea but not having any real value: paper profits noun | adjective | verb paperpaper3 verb [transitive] 1to decorate the walls of a room by covering them with special paper2to cover an object or wall with lots of different pieces of paper, with things written or drawn on them3paper over the cracks/a problem etc. to try to hide disagreements or difficulties |
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