Word · Frequency #395
papered
给…贴壁纸；用纸裱糊
papered is the past of paper.
核心释义
To cover or decorate something, especially a wall, with paper.
- 1.
To apply paper to.
- 2.
记录；纪念。
To document; to memorialize.
- 3.
以赠票填满(剧场等付费活动)。
To fill (a theatre or other paid event) with complimentary seats.
- 4.
向(法院等)提交正式文件。
To submit official papers to (a law court, etc.).
- 5.
公开通告(通常张贴海报)某人被警方等通缉。
To give public notice (typically by displaying posters) that a person is wanted by the police or other authority.
- 6.
用砂纸打磨。
To sandpaper.
- 7.
用纸包裹。
To enfold in paper.
- 8.
在装订前粘贴书首和书尾的衬页与飞页。
To paste the endpapers and flyleaves at the beginning and end of a book before fitting it into its covers.
用纸包裹；包上纸；用砂纸打磨；砂磨；记录；记载；用赠票坐满；发票充场；向（法院等）提交文书；呈交文件
用法In use
We decided to paper the living room with a floral pattern.
用法提示：动词 paper 表示‘贴壁纸’，此处用原形。
She papered the entire hallway last weekend.
用法提示：动词 paper 的过去式 papered，表示‘贴壁纸’的动作。
The store assistant is papering the display window for Christmas.
用法提示：动词 paper 的现在分词 papering，表示‘用纸包装或装饰’。
paper sth (with sth)
paper 作动词常表示给墙壁贴壁纸，可用 paper sth with sth 来指明所用材料。
We papered the hallway with pale blue wallpaper.
我们给走廊贴上了淡蓝色壁纸。
paper the house
paper the house 指用赠票而非售票来坐满剧场，常见于演艺界。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- paper the walls
- 给墙壁贴壁纸
- We decided to paper the walls in the living room.我们决定给起居室的墙壁贴上壁纸。
- paper the house
- 以赠票填满剧场
- The producer papered the house to make the show look sold out.制片人以赠票填满剧场，让演出看起来满座。
- paper a book
- 用纸包书；给书包上纸封面
- The teacher asked the students to paper their textbooks by Monday.老师要求学生们在周一前给课本包上纸皮。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- paper over the cracks
- 掩盖问题；掩饰缺点
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：paper 是“纸”，作动词就是让纸/砂纸干活——贴壁纸、包东西、交文件、打磨。想到一叠 paper 被派去完成这些动作即可。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：packaging goods、home decorating、legal/administrative filings、theatre promotion paper 作动词时含义较多，语气随搭配和场合变化。日常多用于给墙贴壁纸或用纸包东西，语气中性；法律、行政语境中指提交文件或发布通缉公告，较正式；演艺宣传中的“送票凑满场”则带有行业口语色彩。实际使用时建议根据固定搭配判断。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme with paper (all end in /eɪpɚ/): taper, caper, draper, vapor (note vapor is spelled -por). Lookalikes that sound different: supper and upper, pronounced /ˈsʌpɚ/ and /ˈʌpɚ/.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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