pa·per
noun/ˈpeɪpə(r)/
/ˈpeɪpər/
Idioms - [uncountable] (often in compounds) 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 - 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。 - He scribbled the number on a scrap of paper.
他在一张碎纸片上潦草地写下号码。 - a package wrapped in brown paper
用牛皮纸包扎的包裹 - recycled paper
再生纸 - Make sure you have pen and paper handy.
确保手边有笔和纸。 - on/onto paper The image is copied onto paper.
图像被复印到纸上。 - He brought his lunch in a brown paper bag.
他用牛皮纸袋带来了午餐。 - a paper cup/plate/napkin
纸杯；纸盘；纸餐巾 - This journal is available in paper and electronic form.
这份刊物有印刷版本和电子版本。 - Experience is more important for this job than paper qualifications (= that exist as official documents 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
Extra Examples- Fold the paper in half.
把这张纸对折。 - He crumpled the paper into a ball.
他把那张纸揉成一团。 - I screwed up the paper and threw it away.
我把那张纸揉成团扔了。 - I scribbled down his number on a scrap of paper.
我在一张小纸片上草草写下了他的号码。 - He jotted ideas on bits of paper.
他把想法记在纸上。 - She did a series of sketches using soft pencil on paper.
她用软铅笔在纸上画了一系列草图。 - The report is available both online and on paper.
该报告可在线获取和纸质报告。 - She uses recycled materials such as old paper and cardboard.
她使用回收材料，例如旧纸和纸板。 - Insulation can be made from recycled paper.
绝缘材料可以由再生纸制成。 - I stared at the blank paper, not knowing how to start the letter.
我盯着白纸发楞，不知道这封信该从何写起。 - I've thought about what I'm going to write, but I haven't yet put pen to paper.
我已经考虑写些什么，但还没有动笔。 - The essay filled seven sides of A4 paper.
这篇作文有满满7 面A4 纸那么长。 - There was paper strewn all over the floor.
满地都是纸。 - This report is a waste of paper.
这篇报道真是在浪费纸张。 - He kept a paper copy of his account information.
他保存了名下账户信息的一份纸质备份。 - the advantages of paper maps over online maps
纸质地图相比线上地图的优势 - He gave me some water in a paper cup.
他给了我一些装在纸杯里的水。 - the introduction of paper currency in the 1690s
1690年代纸币的引入 - The bed was covered in mountains of paper money.
床上堆满了纸币。 - There were paper lanterns and party streamers hanging from the trees.
树上挂着纸灯笼和派对彩带。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- draft
- consultation
- discussion
- …
- deliver
- give
- present
- …
- consider something
- deal with something
- examine something
- …
- in a/the paper
- paper on
- a piece/sheet of paper
- [countable] a newspaper
报纸 - the daily/morning paper
日报；晨报 - the local paper
当地报纸 - Have you seen today's paper?
你看到今天的报纸没有？ - He sat down to read the paper.
他坐下来读报纸。 - in the paper I read about it in the paper.
我是在报纸上读到这事的。 - She put an ad in the paper pleading for the dog's return.
她在报纸上登了一则广告，恳求归还那只狗。 - The papers (= newspapers in general) soon got hold of the story.
报纸很快就获悉了这件事。
Extra ExamplesTopics Literature and writinga2- Do you have a copy of yesterday's paper?
你有昨天的报纸吗？ - I just went out to buy a paper.
我刚出去买报纸。 - It was on the front page of the daily paper.
这是日报的头版。 - I expected to read all about it in the next day's papers.
我希望在第二天的报纸上读到所有相关内容。 - I saw his picture in the paper.
我在报纸上看到了他的照片。 - There was an article about it in the Sunday paper.
周日报纸上有一篇关于此事的文章。 - Just because you read it in the paper doesn't mean it's true.
仅仅因为您在报纸上读到它并不意味着它是真的。 - Inside the paper was a double-page spread on the story.
报纸里面有一个跨页的故事。 - Do you take a daily paper?
你订日报吗？ - She got a job on the local paper.
她在当地的报社得到了一份工作。 - She was the first woman editor of a national paper.
她是第一位国家报纸的女编辑。 - The paper comes out every Saturday.
那份报纸每周六出版。 - The paper reported that several people had seen UFOs.
报纸报道说，有好几个人见过不明飞行物。 - The story got into the papers.
那篇报道上了报纸。 - What paper do you usually read?
你通常看什么报？ - “This is nothing to do with us,” the paper quoted him as saying.
该报援引他的话说：“这与我们无关。” - A New York paper published his obituary.
纽约一家报纸刊登了他的讣告。 - The paper printed the story the next day.
第二天，该报刊登了这篇报道。 - Her resignation made the headlines of all the morning papers.
她的辞职成为所有早报的头条新闻。 - He was desperate to keep the scandal out of the papers.
他迫切希望不让这件丑闻见诸报端。 - She wrote a letter to the papers.
她给报纸写了一封信。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- daily
- evening
- morning
- …
- copy
- edition
- buy
- get
- take
- …
- come out
- report something
- shop
- boy
- girl
- …
- in a/the paper
- on a/the paper
- the daily/morning paper
- 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。 - a stack/pile of papers
一摞／一堆文件 - I found these documents among my father's papers after his death.
我在父亲去世后的文件中发现了这些文件。
- He increasingly confined himself to his study, surrounded by books and papers.
他越来越把自己限制在书房里，周围都是书籍和论文。 - It's hard to work if there's a stack of papers on your desk.
如果你的办公桌上堆满了文件，工作就会变得很困难。 - She was sorting through a big pile of papers.
她正在整理一大堆文件。 - She was clutching her file full of papers.
她手里拿着装满文件的档案。 - He didn't leave behind much in the way of memoirs, letters, or other personal papers.
他没有留下太多回忆录、信件或其他个人文件。 - He destroyed all his personal papers relating to the period.
他销毁了所有与该时期有关的个人文件。 - She had access to all of Karen Blixen's private papers.
她可以查阅凯伦·布里克森的所有私人文件。 - In his private papers he recorded the news of Napoleon's death.
他在他的私人文件中记录了拿破仑去世的消息。 - Papers found in the palace only confirmed suspicions about his treachery.
在宫殿里发现的文件只是证实了对他背叛的怀疑。 - The poems were printed from papers found in his rooms by his housekeeper.
这些诗是用他的管家在他房间里找到的纸打印的。 - The archive includes papers and correspondence belonging to the late musician.
该档案包括已故音乐家的文件和信件。 - I found some papers relating to the case in his desk.
我在他的办公桌上发现了一些与此案有关的文件。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- necessary
- official
- ID
- …
- pile
- sheaf
- sign
- show
- shuffle
- …
- His desk was covered with books and papers.
- papers[plural] official documents that prove your identity, give you permission to do something, etc.
证明；证件 - identity papers
身份证件 - The couple filed divorce papers at Los Angeles court on Monday.
这对夫妇于周一向洛杉矶法院提交了离婚文件。 - Teresa signed the adoption papers.
特雷莎签署了收养文件。 - Immigration officials will ask to see your papers.
移民局的官员将要求你出示证件。
Extra Examples- Her husband has refused to sign divorce papers.
她的丈夫拒绝签署离婚文件。 - His parents signed papers to make his aunt his legal guardian.
他的父母签署了文件，让他的姨妈成为他的法定监护人。 - She changed her will but died before all the papers were signed.
她改变了遗嘱，但在所有文件签署之前就去世了。 - Be prepared to show your identity papers at the border.
准备好在边境出示你的身分证件。 - Customs agents are searching all vehicles and checking identification papers.
海关人员正在搜查所有车辆并检查身份证件。 - legal papers filed in London
在伦敦归档的法律文件 - According to court papers, the Jones family owns the rights to the late Mr Jones's recorded performances.
根据法庭文件，琼斯家族拥有已故琼斯先生录制的表演的权利。 - She had travel papers for herself, Kurt and Oskar.
她有自己、科特和奥斯卡的旅行证件。 - I just filed my nomination papers to seek a second term as mayor.
我刚刚提交了提名文件，寻求连任市长。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- necessary
- official
- ID
- …
- pile
- sheaf
- sign
- show
- shuffle
- …
- identity papers
- [countable] (British English) 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。
Wordfinder- candidate
- exam
- grade
- invigilate
- mark
- oral
- paper
- practical
- resit
- revise
Extra Examples- I did well on the oral but not on the written paper.
我口试考得好，但笔试不怎么样。 - The exam papers are set by experienced teachers.
试卷是由经验丰富的教师出的。 - You may now turn over your papers.
现在可以将试卷翻过来了。 - You must not write on the question paper.
请勿在试题纸上答题。 - He sat papers in computer science and economics.
他参加了计算机科学和经济学的论文。 - Some students took their GSCE Science paper early.
有些学生很早就完成了 GSCE 科学论文。 - You have to pass a compulsory Irish language paper.
您必须通过爱尔兰语必修考试。 - The multiple-choice papers are marked by computer.
选择题试卷由计算机评分。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- exam
- examination
- question
- …
- do
- sit
- take
- …
- in a/the paper
- on a/the paper
- The geography paper was hard.
- [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 - paper on something He has published a research paper on the topic.
他就这一主题发表了一篇论文。 - a consultation/discussion paper
咨询/讨论文件 - She was invited to give a paper (= a talk) at an international scientific congress.
她应邀在一次国际科学大会上宣读论文。
Collocations Scientific researchScientific researchTheorysee also Green Paper, Order Paper, position paper, White Paper, working paper- formulate/advance a theory/hypothesis
- build/construct/create/develop a simple/theoretical/mathematical model
- develop/establish/provide/use a theoretical/conceptual framework
- advance/argue/develop the thesis that…
- explore an idea/a concept/a hypothesis
- make a prediction/an inference
- base a prediction/your calculations on something
- investigate/evaluate/accept/challenge/reject a theory/hypothesis/model
- design an experiment/a questionnaire/a study/a test
- do research/an experiment/an analysis
- make observations/measurements/calculations
- carry out/conduct/perform an experiment/a test/a longitudinal study/observations/clinical trials
- run an experiment/a simulation/clinical trials
- repeat an experiment/a test/an analysis
- replicate a study/the results/the findings
- observe/study/examine/investigate/assess a pattern/a process/a behaviour
- fund/support the research/project/study
- seek/provide/get/secure funding for research
- collect/gather/extract data/information
- yield data/evidence/similar findings/the same results
- analyse/examine the data/soil samples/a specimen
- consider/compare/interpret the results/findings
- fit the data/model
- confirm/support/verify a prediction/a hypothesis/the results/the findings
- prove a conjecture/hypothesis/theorem
- draw/make/reach the same conclusions
- read/review the records/literature
- describe/report an experiment/a study
- present/publish/summarize the results/findings
- present/publish/read/review/cite a paper in a scientific journal
Extra Examples- Freud first mentioned this concept in his paper ‘On Narcissism’.
弗洛伊德在他的论文《论自恋》中首次提到了这个概念。 - The paper looks at the future of primary school education.
这篇论文着眼于小学教育的未来。 - This paper reports the results of a two-year field experiment.
论文阐述了一个为期两年的野外试验的结果。 - This paper examines how urban sprawl is linked to increased flooding risk.
本文探讨了城市扩张与洪水风险增加之间的关系。 - His paper explores the cultural divide that continues to exist between Quebec and the rest of Canada.
他的论文探讨了魁北克省与加拿大其他地区之间持续存在的文化鸿沟。 - The consultation paper focused on whether payments should be linked to production.
咨询文件的重点是付款是否应与生产挂钩。 - The Council released a discussion paper entitled 'The Ethics of Patenting DNA'.
该委员会发布了一份题为“DNA 专利伦理”的讨论文件。 - He had prepared a briefing paper for the board meeting.
他为董事会会议准备了一份简报。 - According to a paper published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, thinking and driving is a potentially lethal combination.
根据发表在《实验心理学杂志》上的一篇论文，思考和驾驶是潜在致命的组合。 - She has presented papers at international conferences.
她曾在国际会议上发表论文。 - She has to defend her work nearly every time she submits a paper for publication.
几乎每次她提交论文发表时，她都必须为自己的工作辩护。 - Some of the materials cited in this paper are no longer available online.
本文引用的一些材料已无法在线获取。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- draft
- consultation
- discussion
- …
- deliver
- give
- present
- …
- consider something
- deal with something
- examine something
- …
- in a/the paper
- paper on
- a recent paper in the Journal of Medicine
- [countable] (North American English) 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论文和期末考试决定。 - paper on something I'm writing a paper on ‘Macbeth’.
我正在写一篇关于《麦克白》的论文。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- draft
- consultation
- discussion
- …
- deliver
- give
- present
- …
- consider something
- deal with something
- examine something
- …
- in a/the paper
- paper on
- Your grade will be based on four papers and a final exam.
- [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。
- The room was damp and the paper was peeling off.
for writing/wrapping
newspaper
documents
exam
article
on walls
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French papir, from Latin papyrus ‘paper-reed’, from Greek papuros The verb dates from the late 16th cent.
Idioms
not worth the paper it’s written/printed on
- (of an agreement or official document) having no value, especially legally, or because one of the people involved has no intention of doing what they said they would
（尤指在法律上）毫无价值
on paper
- when you put something on paper, you write it down
写下来；笔录 - judged 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。
- The idea looks good on paper.
put pen to paper
- to write or start to write something
写；动笔