from written information only, but not proved in prac-
tice 仅照字.面看_;理论上：TTie idea toofcs good on paper•仅^字面看，这个主意不错。一more at pen
n., worth adj.
m verb [VNl to decorate the
walls of a room by covering them with wallpaper 贴壁纸 .paper 'over sth
1 to cover a wall with wallpaper in order to hide sth 糊壁纸遮盖：The prevfoiw owners had
obvfousiy papered over any damp patches.原先的房主显然是用壁纸把潮
斑都盖起来 j。 Pnn wallpaper 2 to try to hide a problem
or disagreement in a way that is temporary and not likely to be successful 暂时掩盖，■权且掩饰 U、兩 题或分歧）.：The government is
trying to paper over the cracks in t/ie cabinet.政府正竭力&饰内商出现的裂痕。
◊
We can’tjust paper over the pro^Zem.我C1 不能掩饰这 个问题了事。 >
paperback /'peipabaek;
NAmE -parb-/ noun [(.j U] a book that has
a thick paper cover 平装书；简装书：_ a -cheap
paperbacfc —本廉价的简装书◊ When is
it.comfng outm paperbacfc?这呆％的％会呆什么时候出脸？
◊ apaper- bacfc book/edfticm 平装书 / 版本一compare hardback paper boy, 'paper girl noun a boy or girl who
delivers newspapers to people’s houses 男（或女}报童 pa*perchase /'peipstjeis; NAmE -pertj'-/ 1 noun (Br^) a game in which one
runner drops pieces of paper for the other runners to follow撒纸追逐游戏（领头秦沿途撒下
纸屑，供追赶者寻踪追逐）2(/VAmf，//7/om?fl/)thefactof producing
too much work on paper 金多的书面工'作；
文牍追求_
'paper clip not//? a piece of bent wire or plastic
that is designed to hold loose sheets of paper together 回形 针曲别针； '纸夹一picture O STATIONERY 'paper cutterr?ow/7 (t/S) = guillotine n.{2) paper-knife /'peipanaif; NAmE 'peipar-/ noun
(pi. -knives)
{especially
Br£) {NAmE usually 'letter opener) a knife used for
opening envelopes 拆信刀’；并信力' paperless /'peipalas; NAmE -parlas/ adj. using computers,
telephones, etc. rather than paper to exchange information无纸的；禾用纸交换信息的：t/ie paperkss office
无纸:办公室◊ a system of
paperless Imsiness transactions免纸商业交易系统 .paper 'money noun [U] money that is made
of paper, not coins 纸币,；钞票 H771
notes .paper 'plate noun a cardboard plate that
can be thrown away after it is used (1—次性）纸盘子. 'paper-pusher
noun
{disapproving) a person who does unimportant office work
as their job 办公室小职员小 文书
'paper round (6r£) (NAmE 'paper route) noun the job of delivering
newspapers to houses; the route taken when doing this送無;送报路线 'paper shop noun (6r£) = newsagent(2)
•
paper-_thin (of objects 物品）very thin and delicate
薄如纸的；极薄的：paper-thin siiceso/meat像纸一样薄 的肉片一compare wafer-thin
.paper
'tiger noun a person, a country or a situation that
seems or claims to be powerful or dangerous but is not really (指人、国家或局势）纸老虎，外强中千者
.paper
'towel noun 1 [C] a thick sheet of
paper that you use to dry your hands or to absorb water 韋金巾 2
[U]
[
'paper trail noun (informal,
especially NAm自 a series of documents that provide
evidence of what you have done or what has happened (揭示来龙去脉的）系列文
#： He was a shrewd lawyer with a talent for
uncovering paper trafZs 〇/介aud.他是个精明强干的律师，能从一连
串文件中$出诈骗的蛛丝号攀。
paper-weight
/'peipeweit;
NAmE -parw-/ noun a small heavy object
that you put on top of loose papers to keep them in place 镇纸
paperwork
/'peipaw3：k; NAmE 'peiparw3：rk/ noun [U] 1 the written work that
is part of a job, such as filling in forms or writing letters and reports 文书工作：We’re trying to
cut down on the amount of paperwork involved.
我们正在努力降低有关此事的文书工作量。2 all the
documents tliat you need for
sth, such as a court case or buying a house (诉讼案件、购置房产等所需的）全 部文# v
全部资料：How quicWy_ can you
prepare the papervvorfc? 久能把全諦文件备好？
pa.pery /.peipari/ flc/y’. like
paper; thin and dry 纸一样
的； >薄而干的
pa-pier mache /.paepiei 'maejei; NAmE .peipar ma'Jei;
.paepjei/ noun [\J] (from French) paper mixed with glue
or flour and water, that is used to make decorative objects
混凝纸，制型纸（加进胶等经浆状处理的纸，用以做装
%品）
pap-il-loma
/.paBpi'lauma;
NAmE -'lou-/ noun (medical g) a small lump like a wart that grows on the skin and is
usi^lly harmless乳头状瘤（逋常为良性)丨 pap-ist /'peipist/ noun {taboo) an offensive word for
a Roman Catholic，used by some Protestants 教皇党人 (某些新教教徒对天主教徒的蔑称> ► pa-poose /pa'puis/ noun a type of bag that can
be used for carrying a baby in, on your back or in front of you 婴儿婴儿兜（可背负或放在胸前）' pap-rika /pe'priika; BrE also 'paeprika/ noun [U] a red powder made
from a type of pepper, used in
cooking as a spice红辣椒粉
'Pap
smear noun {NAmB) - smear test pa-pyrus /pa'pairas/ noun (pi. pa-pyri /pa'pairi:/) 1 [U] a
tall plant with thick stems that grows in water 纸莎草 2 [U] paper made from the stems of
the papyrus plant, used in ancient Egypt for writing and drawing on古 埃及用的）纸莎草金 3
[C] a document or piece of paper made of papyrus (写在纸莎草纸上的 >
文献，文稿 par /pa:(rj/ now/? [u] 1 (in
golf 髙尔夫球）the number of strokes a good player should need to
complete a course or to hit the bail into a particular hole 标秦杆数：a par /ive hoZe.五标准杆的洞◊ jPar/or the
course is 72. —逢球
的标准杆数是 72
弁。2 (also 'par value) (fci/5;_n<?ss 商) the
value that; a share in a company had originally (股 禀的）面值，票面价值：to be redeemed at jpar以ffi值兑 ^ EEI below/under 'par less well, good, etc. than is usual or expected不木#;术佳；不及平常好；木如预
期：Teaching in some
subjects has been well below par. 一些科目的教学一直远达不到标准。be ,par for the 'course
(disapproving) to be just what you
would expect to happen or expect sb to do in a particular situation 不 出所為；果不其然 HTIthe norm- Starting early and
working long hours is par for1 the course in this job.
早，工时长，是担任这件工作的家常便饭。on a par with sb/sth
as
good, bad, important, etc. as sb/sth else 与…同样好（或坏、重要等）；不相上下；伯仲之间up to 'par as good as usual or as
good as it should be ji 到通常（或应有）的水准S23UP TO SCRATCH par. (also
para.)
(in writing) paragraph (书写形 式）段：See par; 3.参见第3段。 para /'paera/ noun (informal) = paratrooper para- /■paBra/.pfe/Zx (in ncilms and
adjectives 构成名词和
'形容_) 1 beyond 金越：paranormai 超常始 2
similar to but not official or not fully qualified 准；近似： paramrtftary准军事的◊ aparame士c.医务辅助乂员
parable
/'paerabl/
noun a short story that
teaches a moral or spiritual lesson, especially one of those told by Jesus as
recorded in the Bible (充指■《垄绿》中的）寓
言故事
para-bola
/pa'raebala/
noun
{geometry JIM)
a
curve like the path of an object thrown into the air and fall- .ing back to
earth M 物线 一 picture
fc> conic section ► para-bol-ic
/.paera'bDlik;
NAmE -'bailik/ adj. ： parabolic
curves抛物曲_
para-ceta-mol /.paera'siitamDl;
-'set-; NAmE -mail/ (8rE) {NAmE acet-amino-phen) noun [U, C] {pi. para-ceta-mol or para-ceta-mols) a drug used to reduce
pain and fever 醋身酚；扑热息痛：Do you have any
pamcetamoZ?你有
扑热息痛吗？ ◊
rafce two paracetamo丨⑷ and try to sZeep. 服两片扑热息痛，好好睡一觉。
para-chute /'paerajuit/ noun, verb • noun (also informal chute) a device that is
attached to people or objects to make them fall slowly and safely when they are
dropped from an aircraft. It consists of a large piece of thin cloth that opens
out in the air to form an umbrella shape.降落伞：Planes dropped