paper
英 [ˈpeɪpə(r)] 美 [ˈpeɪpər]
n. 纸; 纸张; 报纸; 文件; 文献v. 贴壁纸
牛津词典
noun
供书写 / 包装 for writing/wrapping
纸;纸张
the thin material that you write and draw on and that is also used for wrapping and packing things a piece/sheet of paper
一片 / 一张纸a package wrapped in brown paper
一个牛皮纸包裹recycled paper
再生纸She wrote her name and address on a slip (= a small piece) of paper .
她把姓名、地址写在一张纸条上。Experience is more important for this job than paper qualifications (= that exist on paper, 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This journal is available in paper and electronic form.
这份刊物有印刷版本和电子版本。
报纸 newspaper
报纸
a newspapera local/national paper
地方性 / 全国性报纸a daily/evening/Sunday paper
日 / 晚 / 星期日报I read about it in the paper .
我从报上得知这件事。Have you seen today's paper?
你看到今天的报纸没有? The papers (= newspapers in general) soon got hold of the story.
报纸很快就获悉了这件事的来龙去脉。
文件 documents
文件;文献
pieces of paper with writing on them, such as letters, pieces of work or private documentsHis desk was covered with books and papers.
他的办公桌上全是书籍和文件。
证明;证件
official documents that prove your identity, give you permission to do sth, etc. divorce/identification papers
离婚 / 身份证件
考试 exam
试卷;试题;答卷
a set of exam questions on a particular subject; the answers that people write to the questionsThe 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。
文章 article
论文
an academic article about a particular subject that is written by and for specialistsa recent paper in the Journal of Medicine
最近刊在《医学学报》上的一篇论文She was invited to give a paper (= a talk) on the results of her research.
她应邀发表一篇论文,报告她的研究结果。
(学生的)研究报告,论文
a piece of written work done by a studentYour 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。
墙壁上 on walls
壁纸
paper that you use to cover and decorate the walls of a roomThe room was damp and the paper was peeling off.
屋子很潮湿,壁纸都一片片剥落了。
verb
贴壁纸
to decorate the walls of a room by covering them with wallpaper