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| /ˈpeɪpə/ |
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| 1 | U the thin flat substance that you use for writing on or wrapping things in 纸 |
| a parcel wrapped in brown paper 用牛皮纸包的包裹 |
| a piece/sheet of paper Stuart handed me a piece of paper with an address written on it. 斯图尔特递给我一张写着地址的纸。 |
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| 2 | C a newspaper 报纸 |
| He sat down and read the paper. 他坐下来看报纸。 |
| The story was in all the papers. 各家报纸都登载了这个故事。 |
| Is that today’ s paper? 那是今天的报纸吗？ |
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| 3 | papers plural official documents such as your passport （护照等）官方文件，证件 |
| We had to show our papers at the security desk. 我们只好向安检台出示证件。 |
| | 3a | documents relating to work , study , or personal matters （工作、学习或个人的）资料，文件 | | His private papers include a diary of his first year in parliament. 他的私人资料中包括一本记述他在国会第一年经历的日记。 | | Some important papers are missing from the files. 档案中丢失了一些重要的资料。 | |
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| 4 | C BRITISH an examination , or the answers that a student has written 考试；答卷 |
| I had a maths paper in the afternoon. 我下午有一场数学考试。 |
| Please hand your papers in now. 现在请将答卷交上来。 |
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| 5 | C a piece of writing or talk on an academic subject （关于某个学术主题的）论文，讲演稿 |
| present a paper Leading scholars have been invited to present papers at the conference. 学术界的重要学者受邀在会议上宣读论文。 |
| +on He has published many papers on the subject. 他已经就该主题发表了许多论文。 |
| | 5a | a piece of writing that is done as part of a course at school or university （学校课程的）学期论文 | | +on I have to write a paper on the Cuban Revolution. 我得写一篇关于古巴革命的论文。 | |
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| 6 | C/U wallpaper for the walls of a room 墙纸 |
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| - | not worth the paper it is written/printed on
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| used for saying that a written agreement is not worth having because the person who signed it is not likely to do what they said they would do |
| 一纸空文；毫无价值 |
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| We signed a year’ s lease on this place, but it’ s not worth the paper it’ s written on. 关于这个地方我们签定了一个为期1年的租约，但那只不过是一纸空文。 |
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| - | on paper
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| 1 | in writing 书面地；在纸上 | We need to have something on paper that people can take away with them. 我们需要提供一些人们可以带走的书面材料。 | | put sth on paper I woke up early and began to put down some of my ideas on paper. 我一早醒来就动手把一些想法记下来。 | |
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| 2 | used for saying that something appears to be true but may not in fact be true 理论上 | On paper they are the best team in the Premier League. 理论上他们是超级联赛中最好的球队。 | |
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| - | put pen to paper
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| to write something on a piece of paper , especially a letter |
| 动笔写，下笔写（尤指信件） |
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| I decided to put pen to paper and let you know of a few problems. 我决定动笔写下来，让你了解一些问题。 |
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