- [uncountable]
(often in compounds 常構成複合詞 the thin material that you write and draw on and that is also used for wrapping and packing things 紙；紙張 a piece/sheet of paper 一片／一張紙 She wrote her name and address on a slip (= a small piece) of paper. 她把姓名和地址寫在一張紙條上。 He scribbled the number on a scrap of paper. 他在一張碎紙片上潦草地寫下號碼。 a package wrapped in brown paper 一個用牛皮紙包紮的包裹 recycled paper 再生紙 Make sure you have pen and paper handy. 確保你手邊有筆和紙。 - on/onto paper
The image is copied onto paper. 圖像被複制到紙上。 He brought his lunch in a brown paper bag. 他把午餐裝在一個棕色紙袋裏。 a paper cup/plate/napkin 紙杯/盤子/餐巾 This journal is available in paper and electronic form. 這份刊物有印刷版本和電子版本。 Experience is more important for this job than paper qualifications (= that exist as official documents but may not have any real value). 就這項工作而言，經驗比紙面上的資格重要。 paper losses/profits (= that are shown in accounts but which may not exist in reality) 賬面虧損／利潤
Extra ExamplesFold the paper in half. 把這張紙對折。 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。 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。 He jotted ideas on bits of paper. 他在紙上草草記下想法。 She did a series of sketches using soft pencil on paper. 她用軟鉛筆在紙上畫了一系列草圖。 The report is available both online and on paper. 該報告在網上和紙面上都有。 She uses recycled materials such as old paper and cardboard. 她使用回收材料，如舊紙和紙板。 Insulation can be made from recycled paper. 絕緣材料可以由再生紙制成。 I stared at the blank paper, not knowing how to start the letter. 我盯着白紙發楞，不知道這封信該從何寫起。 I've thought about what I'm going to write, but I haven't yet put pen to paper. 我已經考慮寫些什麽，但還沒有動筆。 The essay filled seven sides of A4 paper. 這篇作文有滿滿7 面A4 紙那麽長。 There was paper strewn all over the floor. 滿地都是紙。 This report is a waste of paper. 這篇報道真是在浪費紙張。 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。 the advantages of paper maps over online maps 紙質地圖相比線上地圖的優勢 He gave me some water in a paper cup. 他給了我一些裝在紙杯裏的水。 the introduction of paper currency in the 1690s 16世紀90年代紙幣的引入 The bed was covered in mountains of paper money. 床上堆滿了成堆的紙幣。 There were paper lanterns and party streamers hanging from the trees. 樹上挂着紙燈籠和派對橫幅。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- draft
- consultation
- discussion
- …
- deliver
- give
- present
- …
- consider something
- deal with something
- examine something
- …
- in a/the paper
- paper on
- [countable]
a newspaper 報紙 the daily/morning paper 日報/晨報 the local paper 當地報紙 Have you seen today's paper? 你看到今天的報紙沒有？ He sat down to read the paper. 他坐下來看報紙。 - in the paper
I read about it in the paper. 我從報上得知這件事。 She put an ad in the paper pleading for the dog's return. 她在報紙上登了一則廣告，懇求狗回來。 The papers (= newspapers in general) soon got hold of the story. 報紙很快就獲悉了這件事。
Extra ExamplesTopics Literature and writinga2Do you have a copy of yesterday's paper? 你有昨天的報紙嗎？ I just went out to buy a paper. 我剛出去買了份報紙。 It was on the front page of the daily paper. 它在日報的頭版。 I expected to read all about it in the next day's papers. 我希望在第二天的報紙上看到這一切。 I saw his picture in the paper. 我在報紙上看到了他的照片。 There was an article about it in the Sunday paper. 周日的報紙上有一篇關於它的文章。 Just because you read it in the paper doesn't mean it's true. 你在報紙上看到並不意味着這是真的。 Inside the paper was a double-page spread on the story. 報紙裏有一個關於這個故事的雙頁版面。 Do you take a daily paper? 你訂日報嗎？ She got a job on the local paper. 她在當地的報社得到了一份工作。 She was the first woman editor of a national paper. 她是第一位全國性報紙的女編輯。 The paper comes out every Saturday. 那份報紙每周六出版。 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。 The story got into the papers. 那篇報道上了報紙。 What paper do you usually read? 你通常看什麽報？ “This is nothing to do with us,” the paper quoted him as saying. “這與我們無關，”該報援引他的話說。 A New York paper published his obituary. 一家紐約報紙刊登了他的訃告。 The paper printed the story the next day. 第二天報紙刊登了這個故事。 Her resignation made the headlines of all the morning papers. 她的辭職成了所有早報的頭條新聞。 He was desperate to keep the scandal out of the papers. 他不顧一切不讓醜聞見諸報端。 She wrote a letter to the papers. 她給報社寫了一封信。
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
- papers[plural]
pieces of paper with writing on them, such as letters, pieces of work or private documents 文件；文獻 His desk was covered with books and papers. 他的辦公桌上全是書籍和文件。 a stack/pile of papers 一疊/一堆文件 I found these documents among my father's papers after his death. 我父親死後，我在他的文件中找到了這些文件。
He increasingly confined himself to his study, surrounded by books and papers. 他越來越多地把自己局限在書房裏，周圍是書和文件。 It's hard to work if there's a stack of papers on your desk. 如果你的桌子上有一堆文件，那就很難工作。 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. 她手裏拿着裝滿文件的文件。 He didn't leave behind much in the way of memoirs, letters, or other personal papers. 他沒有留下多少回憶錄、信件或其他私人文件。 He destroyed all his personal papers relating to the period. 他銷毀了與那段時期有關的所有個人文件。 She had access to all of Karen Blixen's private papers. 她可以接觸到卡倫·布力聖所有的私人文件。 In his private papers he recorded the news of Napoleon's death. 他在私人文件中記錄了拿破侖的死訊。 Papers found in the palace only confirmed suspicions about his treachery. 在宮殿裏發現的文件只能證實對他背叛行爲的懷疑。 The poems were printed from papers found in his rooms by his housekeeper. 這些詩是由他的管家從他房間裏找到的文件打印出來的。 The archive includes papers and correspondence belonging to the late musician. 檔案包括已故音樂家的論文和信件。 I found some papers relating to the case in his desk. 我在他的桌子上找到了一些與這個案子有關的文件。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- necessary
- official
- ID
- …
- pile
- sheaf
- sign
- show
- shuffle
- …
- papers[plural]
official documents that prove your identity, give you permission to do something, etc. 證明；證件 identity papers 身份證件 The couple filed divorce papers at Los Angeles court on Monday. 這對夫婦周一在洛杉矶法院提交了離婚文件。 Teresa signed the adoption papers. 特雷莎簽署了收養文件。 Immigration officials will ask to see your papers. 移民局的官員將要求你出示證件。
Extra ExamplesHer husband has refused to sign divorce papers. 她的丈夫拒絕簽署離婚協議。 He signed papers to have his wife committed to a mental hospital. 他簽署了文件，將他的妻子送進了精神病院。 She changed her will but died before all the papers were signed. 她改變了遺囑，但在所有文件簽字之前就去世了。 Be prepared to show your identity papers at the border. 準備好在邊境出示你的身分證件。 Customs agents are searching all vehicles and checking identification papers. 海關人員正在搜查所有車輛並檢查身份證件。 They are illegal immigrants and terrifed of being caught without papers. 他們是非法移民，害怕被無證逮捕。 legal papers filed in London 在倫敦歸檔的法律文件 According to court papers, the Jones family owns the rights to the late Mr. Jones's recorded performances. 根據法庭文件，瓊斯家族擁有已故瓊斯先生的權利。瓊斯的錄音表演。 She had travel papers for herself, Kurt, and Oskar. 她有自己、庫爾特和奧斯卡的旅行證件。 I just filed my nomination papers to seek a second term as mayor. 我剛剛提交了提名文件，尋求連任市長。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- necessary
- official
- ID
- …
- pile
- sheaf
- sign
- show
- shuffle
- …
- [countable] (British English)
a set of exam questions on a particular subject; the answers that people write to the questions 試卷；試題；答卷 Extra ExamplesI did well on the oral but not on the written paper. 我口試考得好，但筆試不怎麽樣。 The exam papers are set by experienced teachers. 試卷是由經驗豐富的教師出的。 You may now turn over your papers. 現在可以將試卷翻過來了。 You must not write on the question paper. 請勿在試題紙上答題。 He sat papers in computer science and economics. 他參加了計算機科學和經濟學的論文考試。 Some students took their GSCE Science paper early. 一些學生很早就拿到了他們的GSCE科學論文。 You have to pass a compulsory Irish language paper. 你必須通過一個強制性的愛爾蘭語言考試。 The multiple-choice papers are marked by computer. 多項選擇題試卷由計算機標注。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- exam
- examination
- question
- …
- do
- sit
- take
- …
- in a/the paper
- on a/the 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 - paper on something
He has published a research paper on the topic. 他發表了一篇關於這個主題的研究論文。 a consultation/discussion paper 咨詢/討論文件 She was invited to give a paper (= a talk) at an international scientific congress. 她應邀在一次國際科學大會上發表論文。
Collocations Scientific researchsee also Green Paper, Order Paper, position paper, White Paper, working paperScientific research 科學研究 Theory 理論 - formulate/advance a theory/hypothesis
創立理論；提出假設 - build/construct/create/develop a simple/theoretical/mathematical model
創立一個簡單／理論／數學模型 - develop/establish/provide/use a theoretical/conceptual framework
創立／建立／提供／使用理論／概念框架 - advance/argue/develop the thesis that…
提出／論證／詳盡闡述…的論題 - explore an idea/a concept/a hypothesis
探討一個想法／概念／假設 - make a prediction/an inference
預測；推斷 - base a prediction/your calculations on something
基於…做出預測／估算 - investigate/evaluate/accept/challenge/reject a theory/hypothesis/model
研究／評估／接受／質疑／拒絕接受一個理論／假設／模型
Experiment 實驗 - design an experiment/a questionnaire/a study/a test
設計一項實驗／問卷／研究／測試 - do research/an experiment/an analysis
做研究／實驗／分析 - make observations/measurements/calculations
觀察；測量；計算 - carry out/conduct/perform an experiment/a test/a longitudinal study/observations/clinical trials
進行實驗／測試／縱向研究／觀察／臨床試驗 - run an experiment/a simulation/clinical trials
進行實驗／模拟／臨床試驗 - repeat an experiment/a test/an analysis
重做實驗／測試／分析 - replicate a study/the results/the findings
做相同的研究；得出同樣的結果／調查結果 - observe/study/examine/investigate/assess a pattern/a process/a behaviour
- fund/support the research/project/study
資助／支持研究／項目／專題研究 - seek/provide/get/secure funding for research
尋求／提供／得到／爭取到研究資金
Results 結果 - collect/gather/extract data/information
收集／提取數據／信息 - yield data/evidence/similar findings/the same results
得到數據／證據／類似調查結果／相同結果 - analyse/examine the data/soil samples/a specimen
分析／考查數據／土壤樣本／樣本 - consider/compare/interpret the results/findings
思考／比較／解釋結果／調查結果 - fit the data/model
與數據／模型相符合 - confirm/support/verify a prediction/a hypothesis/the results/the findings
證實／支持／核實預測／假設／結果／調查結果 - prove a conjecture/hypothesis/theorem
證明猜測／假設／定理 - draw/make/reach the same conclusions
得出同樣的結論 - read/review the records/literature
閱讀／評論記錄／文獻 - describe/report an experiment/a study
描述／報告一項實驗／研究 - present/publish/summarize the results/findings
提交／公布／總結結果／調查結果 - present/publish/read/review/cite a paper in a scientific journal
向科學雜志提交一篇論文；在科學雜志發表一篇論文；閱讀／評論／引用科學雜志上的一篇論文
Extra ExamplesFreud 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。 The paper looks at the future of primary school education. 這篇論文着眼於小學教育的未來。 This paper reports the results of a two-year field experiment. 論文闡述了一個爲期兩年的野外試驗的結果。 This paper examines how urban sprawl is linked to increased flooding risk. 本文研究了城市擴張與洪水風險增加之間的關系。 His paper explores the cultural divide that continues to exist between Quebec and the rest of Canada. 他的論文探討了魁北克和加拿大其他地區之間持續存在的文化差異。 The consultation paper focused on whether payments should be linked to production. 咨詢文件的重點是支付是否應與生産挂鈎。 The Council released a discussion paper entitled 'The Ethics of Patenting DNA'. 理事會發布了一份題爲“基因專利的倫理”的討論文件。 He had prepared a briefing paper for the board meeting. 他爲董事會準備了一份簡報。 According to a paper published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, thinking and driving is a potentially lethal combination. 根據發表在《實驗心理學雜志》上的一篇論文，思考和駕駛是一種潛在的致命組合。 She has presented papers at international conferences. 她在國際會議上提交了論文。 She has to defend her work nearly every time she submits a paper for publication. 她幾乎每次提交論文發表都要爲自己的作品辯護。 Some of the materials cited in this paper are no longer available online. 本文引用的一些材料在網上已不再提供。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- draft
- consultation
- discussion
- …
- deliver
- give
- present
- …
- consider something
- deal with something
- examine something
- …
- in a/the paper
- paper on
- [countable] (North American English)
a piece of written work done by a student （學生的）研究報告，論文 Your grade will be based on four papers and a final exam. 你的成績將根據四篇論文和期末考試決定。 - paper on something
I'm writing a paper on ‘Macbeth’. 我正在寫一篇關於《麥克白》的論文。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- draft
- consultation
- discussion
- …
- deliver
- give
- present
- …
- consider something
- deal with something
- examine something
- …
- in a/the paper
- paper on
- [countable, uncountable]
paper that you use to cover and decorate the walls of a room 壁紙
for writing/wrapping供書寫／包裝
newspaper報紙
documents文件
exam考試
article文章
on walls牆壁上
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 協議或正式文件 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）毫無價值
on paper
put pen to paper
to write or start to write something 寫；動筆