paper
gb/pˈeɪpɚ/ us/pˈeɪpɚ/
A1
อังกฤษ
~ 500
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
A1
entity
1
thin material for writing/printing
Thin material made from wood, used for writing or printing.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] writes [something] on paper
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'a paper' (meaning a newspaper or academic article) with 'paper' as a material. The article 'a' is not used when talking about the material in general.
คำพ้องความหมาย
sheet (Refers to a single piece of paper, not the material in general.)
คำตรงข้าม
digital document (Refers to an electronic file instead of a physical sheet.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
sheet of paper
|piece of paper
|scrap of paper
|roll of paper
|paper bag
หัวข้อ
daily life
|education
|communication
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She wrote her phone number on a piece of paper.
- Please hand in your answers on lined paper.
- I folded the paper into the shape of a crane.
- The printer is out of paper again.
- He tore the paper into small pieces.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I read the words on the paper.
- Please give me a piece of paper.
- She draws pictures on paper.
- We need more paper for the printer.
คำนาม
A2
entity
2
printed news publication
A printed booklet with news and stories, usually sold daily or weekly.
รูปแบบการใช้:
read [a/the] paper
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may incorrectly think 'paper' always means the material; here it means a newspaper.
คำพ้องความหมาย
newspaper (The standard term; 'paper' is a shorter, informal version.)
คำตรงข้าม
online news site (Provides news digitally rather than in printed form.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
daily paper
|local paper
|national paper
|read the paper
หัวข้อ
media
|communication
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- He reads the paper every morning with his coffee.
- The local paper covered the story in detail.
- I saw your photo in the paper yesterday.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I buy the paper every Sunday.
- My father reads the paper in the morning.
- The paper has a story about the mayor.
คำนาม
B1
entity
3
written work or essay/report
A piece of writing about one subject, often for school or work.
รูปแบบการใช้:
write [a] paper on [topic]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners might confuse 'paper' here with the physical material; here it refers to the content of written work.
คำพ้องความหมาย
essay (Usually shorter and less formal than many academic papers.)
คำตรงข้าม
oral presentation (A spoken delivery of information rather than a written one.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
research paper
|term paper
|academic paper
|conference paper
หัวข้อ
education
|academia
|work
|communication
ตัวอย่าง
- She submitted her research paper to the journal.
- I have to write a ten-page paper on climate change.
- His paper on ancient history won an award.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I wrote a paper about animals.
- She is reading a paper for school.
- He gave his teacher a paper about space.
คำกริยา
B2
action
4
cover surface with paper/wallpaper
To put wallpaper or other paper on walls or surfaces.
รูปแบบการใช้:
paper [a wall/a room]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may think this verb means to write on something with paper; it actually means to cover a surface with it.
คำพ้องความหมาย
wallpaper (Specifically means to cover walls with wallpaper; 'paper' is broader but often used this way.)
คำตรงข้าม
strip wallpaper (To remove wallpaper from a surface.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
paper the walls
|paper over cracks
หัวข้อ
home
|decoration
|housing
|daily_life
ตัวอย่าง
- They decided to paper the living room before moving in.
- She spent the weekend papering over the old paint.
- The decorator will paper the hallway tomorrow.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- We will paper the bedroom walls.
- He wants to paper over the kitchen walls.
- They will paper the small room next week.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
paper
IPA
GB/pˈeɪpɚ/
US/pˈeɪpɚ/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
pa - per (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (pa)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: paper
- Plural: paper, papers
Verb
- Base: paper
- 3rd Person Singular: papers
- Present Participle: papering
- Past: papered
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
วลีและสำนวน
not worth the paper it's printed on
3/nˈɑt wˈɚθ ðə pˈeɪpɚ ˈɪts pɹˈɪntɪd ˈɔn/
idiom
informal
worthless despite being written down
Used to say that something written has no value or meaning.
ตัวอย่าง
- That contract isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on.
- His promise is not worth the paper it’s printed on.
paper over the cracks
4/pˈeɪpɚ ˈoʊvɚ ðə kɹˈæks/
idiom
hide problems temporarily
To try to hide problems instead of fixing them properly.
ตัวอย่าง
- The agreement just papers over the cracks in their relationship.
- They tried to paper over the cracks by blaming others.
push papers
6/pˈʊʃ pˈeɪpɚz/
idiom
informal
do routine office paperwork
To do boring office work that involves handling documents.
ตัวอย่าง
- He didn’t join the army to push papers all day.
- She’s tired of pushing papers and wants a more active job.
white paper
5/wˈaɪt pˈeɪpɚ/
fixed phrase
formal
official policy report/proposal document
An official document that explains a plan or policy in detail.
ตัวอย่าง
- The government released a white paper on climate change policy.
- The company published a white paper to outline its new strategy.
on paper
1/ˈɔn pˈeɪpɚ/
fixed phrase
informal
good in theory, maybe not in fact
Looking good or correct when you read about it or plan it, but maybe not working well in real life.
ตัวอย่าง
- The team looks unbeatable on paper, but they keep losing games.
- On paper, the project made sense, yet it failed in practice.
- The job sounded perfect on paper, but the reality was disappointing.
on paper
2/ˈɔn pˈeɪpɚ/
fixed phrase
in written form only
In writing, but not necessarily true in real life.
ตัวอย่าง
- On paper, the plan looks perfect, but it may not work in practice.
- He seems qualified on paper, but he lacks experience.