【paper音标】 英[ˈpeɪpə(r)] 美[ˈpeɪpər]
【单词释义】 paper是什么意思：
n.纸；文件；报纸；论文；文章
v.贴纸,贴壁纸
vt.包装，用纸覆盖；贴壁纸；提供纸张；[俚语]提供免费入场券
vi.贴糊墙纸；发交通违章传票
adj.纸制的；似纸的；有名无实的
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[单词复数] papers [第三人称单数] papers
[单词现在分词] papering
[单词过去式] papered
[单词过去分词] papered
【关联词/派生词】
paperwork n.[U]文书工作
paperback n.平装本，平装书；简装书
【paper形近词/近似词】
whisper v.私语；私下说 n.低语，耳语
taper v.逐渐变细；变尖；逐渐减弱 n.细蜡烛；（点火用的）木条，纸媒 adj.逐渐变窄的；逐渐变细的
super adj.超级的，极好的 adv.非常
【单词例句】
◇ Round the neck of the bottle was a piece of paper with the words DRINK ME in large letters.
瓶颈上有一张纸，上面写着大大的两个字“喝我”。
---- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1)
◇ "The cotton had been collecting and festering for as long as five years, and my skull bone behind the ear was paper-thin," Jasmine said.
茉莉说：“在长达5年的时间里，棉纤维不断聚集并溃烂。我耳后的颅骨已经变得像纸一样薄。”
---- Never Cleaning Ears With Cotton Swabs
◇ If you're looking to cool your jets and relax, one of the most calming colors to be surrounded by, according to a global survey from paper merchant G F Smith and psychologists at the University of Sussex, UK is navy blue, closely followed by teal-like turquoise, and soft pastel pink.
据造纸商G·F·史密斯以及英国萨塞克斯大学心理学家的一项全球调查，如果你想冷静放松下来，海军蓝是最好的选择，其次是蓝绿色和柔粉色。
---- What is the world's most relaxing color?
◇ Whether buying electronics or toilet paper, avocados or clothes, Chinese are used to simply tapping a button on their smartphone and getting a home delivery - sometimes several per day.
不管是购买电子设备还是卫生纸、牛油果或衣服，中国人已经习惯于按下智能手机屏幕上的一个按键就享受快递到家服务，有时一天要下好几单。
---- 'Little yellow horse' robot delivers useful service in China
◇ But only 14% of plastic packaging is collected for recycling. The reuse rate is terrible compared to other materials -- 58% of paper and up to 90% of iron and steel gets recycled.
但是，全球只有14%的塑料袋得以回收利用。纸张再用率为58%，而钢铁的循环使用率可高达90%，相较于这些资源，塑料的再使用情况则相当糟糕。
---- More plastic than fish in oceans by 2050
◇ Last year, large pub chain Wetherspoons announced that it would replace plastic straws with paper alternatives across 900 outlets. After the announcement, many smaller chains and pubs across the country followed suit.
去年，大型连锁酒吧Wetherspoons宣布，将在900家分店中把塑料吸管替换为纸吸管。在这之后，英国许多中小型连锁店和酒吧纷纷效仿。
---- Is time up for this plastic relic
◇ I want a wife who will not bother me with rambling complaints about a wife's duties. But I want a wife who will listen to me when I feel the need to explain a rather difficult point I have come across in my course of studies. And I want a wife who type my papers for me when I have written them.
我想要个妻，她不得对我唠唠叨叨，抱怨不已。而我学习上遇到困难时向她述说，她可得听，我写的论文还待她来誊清。
---- I Want a Wife
◇ Lawyer was having a hard time trying to get the papers done, because he felt that after 40 years of marriage at the age of 70, he couldn’t understand why the old couple would still wants a divorce.
律师极其艰难地为他们拟造了一份离婚协议书，因为他觉得，经过婚后40年的相濡以沫现在两个老人都70多岁了，他就是弄不明白为什么这对老夫妇仍然坚持要离婚。
---- Life Together