•a piece/sheet of paper一张纸

•a pack of writing paper一包信纸

•Dictionaries are usually printed on thin paper.字典通常用薄纸印刷。

•a paper bag纸袋

•This card is printed on recycled paper (= paper made from used paper).这张卡片是用再生纸印制的。

•Get the idea down on paper (= write it) before you forget it.把想法写在纸上以免忘了。

•She works on paper (= writes things on paper) because she hates computers.她在纸上写东西，因为她不喜欢用电脑。

•a daily/weekly/local/national paper日报／周报／地方性报纸／全国性报纸

•The photo was on the front page of all the papers.这张照片上了各家报纸的头版。

•The border guards stopped me and asked to see my papers.边防卫兵拦住我要看我的证件。

•Candidates must answer two questions from each paper.应试者必须回答每张考卷上的两个问题。

•The geography paper is not till next week.地理试卷下周才能印好。

•He's giving a paper on thermodynamics at a conference at Manchester University.他将在曼彻斯特大学召开的学术会议上发表一篇热力学方面的论文。

•Mr Jones thought my history paper was terrific.琼斯先生认为我的历史作业论文写得好极了。

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•The design certainly looks good on paper.该设计从理论上看起来的确很不错。

•Several candidates seemed suitable on paper but failed the interview.有几个应征者从申请表上看，条件不错，但面试都不能通过。

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•To receive even the smallest amount of financial aid from a college, it's a real paper chase.想要获得大学的最少量的财政补助，也都要先处理填妥数之不尽的文件。

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•He tried to paper over the country's deep-seated problems.他试图掩盖该国一些根深蒂固的问题。

•She tried to paper over the cracks, but I could see that the relationship was failing.她试图掩盖分歧的存在，但我看得出他们的关系每况愈下。