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词汇 paper
释义
paper
Theme: CHECKS
n. a forged check.
She was arrested for passing paper.The police actually lost the paper and ended up with no evidence.
Theme: EVIDENCE
n. a written document; written evidence supporting something. (Often with some.)
Don't tell me over the phone! I want paper!Come on, send me some paper. Let's make this official.
paper
1. noun
1
money US, 1974.
2
a cigarette paper UK, 1950.
3
personal identification papers US, 1982.
4
promotional literature produced as part of a telephone sales swindle US, 1988.
5
a free pass to a performance UK, 1785.
6
a cheque US, 1972.
7
a speeding ticket US, 1976.
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a deck of cards that have been marked for cheating US, 1977.
9
heroin sold in a paper packet; a folded paper containing any powdered drug US, 1953.
10
probation in lieu of a jail sentence; parole from prison US, 1973.
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an underworld contract to have someone killed US, 1983
2. verb
paper the houseto give away free tickets to an event in order to secure a large audience UK, 1859
⇨ paper bag; paper
verb to nag someone. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
idiompaper light the (blue) touch paper paper over the crackssb couldn't ___ his/her way out of a (wet) paper bagused in order to say that someone is very bad at doing something:He'll never get the project together - he couldn't organize his way out of a paper bag.A few years ago they said the National Guard couldn't fight its way out of a wet paper bag, but now we've shown them what we can do.on paperused in order to emphasize that the idea you get about something by looking at written accounts, numbers etc may be different from what that thing is really like:The Crystal Palace team look very strong on paper, but they tend not to play well under conditions like today's.On paper he is one of the richest men in the country, but there are rumours that his company is running into difficulties.be a paper tigerused in order to say that although a government, army, or organization is supposed to have a lot of power, really it does not have any:The Police Department was criticized for being a paper tiger, unable to discipline its chief and its top officers.General Schwarzkopf said that the military operation had shown the world that America was not a paper tiger.a paper trail AmEAmEused about documents, letters etc that give proof of how something was done, especially when this is used to prove that someone has done something wrongoften used in business and politics:Olsen was careful not to leave a paper trail that investigators could trace to higher executives.Police are following a paper trail, checking credit cards and criminal records.My advice would be to try to establish a paper trail of request and denial - put all notifications in writing - so that it is very clear what you are trying to do.not worth the paper it's written/printed onused in order to say that a document has no value, especially when it is a formal promise or agreement and you think the person who has made it does not intend to keep it:A budget isn't worth the paper it's written on unless the government is fully committed to doing what it says.We spent a lot of money on surveys and analyses that probably aren't worth the paper they're printed on.
phrasepaper[papered, papered, papering]
paper over
paper over sth to try to hide the fact that there is a disagreement or problem because you do not want people to know about it, especially without much success: The two parties tried to paper over their differences and form a government together.paper over the cracks Haig tried to paper over the cracks after the leadership contest, but it was clear that the party was bitterly divided. SIMILAR TO: gloss over

paper

1. An official written document. You better get some paper showing that the boss granted you an extra week of vacation time, just in case.
2. slang Money. This new job is great—I've never made so much paper in my life!

paper

1. n. a written document; written evidence supporting something. (Often with some.) Send me some paper. Let’s make this official.
2. n. a forged check. (see also paper-pusher, paper-hanger.) She was arrested for passing paper.
3. n. money. You don’t get the goods till I get the paper.
See:
  • (I'll) see you in the funny papers
  • (one's) marching papers
  • (one's) way out of a paper bag
  • a paper tiger
  • a paper trail
  • a pen pusher
  • bad paper
  • be not worth the paper it's printed on
  • can't carry a tune
  • can't punch (one's) way out of a paper bag
  • can't punch one's way out of a paper bag
  • couldn't act (one's) way out of a paper bag
  • couldn't fight (one's) way out of a paper bag
  • couldn't fight your way out of a paper bag
  • couldn't find (one's) way out of a paper bag
  • couldn't punch (one's) way out of a paper bag
  • get (one's) walking papers
  • give (one) (one's) walking papers
  • give somebody their walking papers
  • give someone their walking papers
  • go peddle your papers
  • green
  • green paper
  • hang paper
  • he, she, etc. couldn't punch his, her, etc. way out of a paper bag
  • hot paper
  • in paper
  • light the (blue) touch paper
  • light the blue touch paper
  • look good on paper
  • make the papers
  • not worth the paper it is written on
  • not worth the paper it's printed on
  • not worth the paper it's printed/written on
  • not worth the paper it's written on
  • on paper
  • one's walking papers
  • out of a paper bag
  • paper
  • paper chase
  • paper hanger
  • paper layer
  • paper over
  • paper over (something)
  • paper over (the cracks), to
  • paper over something
  • paper over the cracks
  • paper pusher
  • paper thin
  • paper tiger
  • paper trail
  • paper-hanger
  • paper-pusher
  • play the papers
  • push paper
  • push paper(s)
  • put (something) (down) on paper
  • put on paper
  • put pen to paper
  • send in (one's) papers
  • send in your papers
  • set pen to paper
  • walking papers
  • white paper
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