be pap
用于贬低观点或材料。
His speech was just pap.
他的演讲只是废话。
空洞无物的想法;废话
PAPs — plural of pap
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
空洞无物的想法;废话
worthless or oversimplified ideas
His speech was just pap.
他的演讲只是废话。
软糊状食物,通常是粥,尤其是给幼儿吃的
Food in the form of a soft paste, often a porridge, especially as given to very young children.
圆形乳头状的小山或山峰
A rounded, nipple-like hill or peak.
全氟烷基磷酸酯。
polyfluoroalkyl phosphate ester
水果的果肉
The pulp of fruit.
The article was just pap about how to succeed without working hard.
那篇文章不过是关于不努力工作就能成功的空谈。
She ignored all the pap in the pamphlet and looked for real facts.
她忽略了小册子里的废话,只寻找真实的事实。
His speech sounded impressive, but it was pure pap.
他的演讲听起来很精彩,但全是废话。
用于贬低观点或材料。
His speech was just pap.
他的演讲只是废话。
指半流质食物。
The baby was fed pap.
婴儿被喂了糊状食物。
用于表示对作品的不屑。
Critics dismissed the movie as pap.
评论家认为这部电影是垃圾。
Not this
The doctor examined her pap.
Use this
The doctor examined her nipple.
在临床语境中,“pap”是非正式的俚语,意为“奶头”,应使用正式的医学词汇“nipple”以避免误会。
Not this
His speech was full of pap ideas.
Use this
His speech was full of pap.
“pap”是名词,意为“无价值的观点”,不能用作形容词修饰名词。正确用法是直接作表语或宾语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一碗糊状食物(尤指粥)
The baby ate a bowl of pap for breakfast.
宝宝早餐吃了一碗糊。
稀糊(稀软的粥状食物)
Start with thin pap and gradually thicken it as the baby gets used to solid food.
先吃稀糊,等宝宝习惯固体食物后再慢慢加稠。
米糊
Rice pap is a gentle first food for many babies.
米糊是很多宝宝温和的第一种辅食。
婴儿糊
This baby pap is fortified with iron and vitamins.
这款婴儿糊添加了铁和维生素。
Use PAPs naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想:宝宝吃粥时小嘴一开一合,发出“pap-pap”的黏糊声,记住 pap 是给幼儿吃的软糊食物。
语域:formal 常见场景:infant feeding、historical fiction、literary prose pap 指喂给婴幼儿的软糊状食物,常用于旧时或文学性的叙述中;现代日常英语很少用它,比较常见于历史或怀旧语境。日常说 porridge、mush 或 baby food 更自然。
All these words rhyme with 'pap': their stressed vowel and final consonant are /æp/. Note that 'wrap' has a silent 'w' and still rhymes with 'pap'. Words like 'tape' or 'pope' look similar but sound different.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.