page
/peɪdʒ/ (bre, ipa) · [pˈedʒ] /peɪdʒ/ (ame, ipa) · [pˈedʒ] /ˈpāj/ (ame, mw)
page — noun
- pagesingular
- pagesplural
1. one numbered side found in books, magazines, or newspapers.
one numbered side found in books, magazines, or newspapers.
The recipe for carrot soup is on page twenty-three.
on page + number
Mina wrote her phone number at the bottom of the page.
A coffee stain covered half the page in Grandpa's newspaper.
Please read the last page before you close the book.
文法句型
on page + number
turn to page + number
用法筆記
Usually counted by number or referred to with on, as in on page 12. Distinguish from noun/2, which means the whole sheet rather than one side of it.
常見錯誤
2. a whole piece of paper inside a book, notebook, or magazine.
a whole piece of paper inside a book, notebook, or magazine.
One loose page fell from the notebook onto the classroom floor.
a loose page
The diary hid a pressed flower between two yellow pages.
Evan tore a page from his sketchbook and handed it over.
Several damp pages stuck together after the rainstorm.
文法句型
tear out a page
a loose page
用法筆記
Unlike noun/1, this sense means the whole sheet, so both sides belong to the same page. It is common with words like loose, torn, folded, and missing.
常見錯誤
3. one screen or web document that belongs to a website.
one screen or web document that belongs to a website.
The school page lists lunch times and bus routes.
web page with listed information
A broken link sent Rosa to the wrong page.
go to the wrong page
Click the green button to return to the home page.
The payment page froze before Leo finished his order.
文法句型
home page
go to a page
用法筆記
Often modified by words like home, login, profile, and payment. Distinguish from noun/1, which is a paper page you can hold and turn.
常見錯誤
4. a boy who served a knight while learning to become one.
a boy who served a knight while learning to become one.
At twelve, Tomas became a page in Lord Harrow's castle.
become a page in a castle
The young page carried Sir Roland's shield to the yard.
Each page learned horseback riding before training with a sword.
During supper, the page stood behind the knight's chair.
- squire
a related medieval role, often a later stage of training
- attendant
broader and not limited to knights or training
- serving boy
describes the service role but not the full historical title
文法句型
serve as a page
a page to a knight
用法筆記
This history sense belongs to medieval life and is closely linked to training for knighthood. Distinguish from noun/5, where the servant is not specifically learning to be a knight.
5. a male servant who stayed close to an important person.
a male servant who stayed close to an important person.
The duke's page held his gloves outside the council room.
the duke's page
A uniformed page opened the coach door for the visiting queen.
The old painting shows a page carrying fruit behind the prince.
At court, each page waited nearby for a lord's call.
文法句型
a page to a noble
the duke's page
用法筆記
Usually appears in historical settings and with titles such as duke, prince, or queen. Distinguish from noun/7, which is a job in a modern institution.
6. at a wedding, a small boy going with the bride.
at a wedding, a small boy going with the bride.
Liam smiled proudly as the page carried the bride's train.
page carrying the bride's train
The page dropped one rose petal near the church door.
A shy page hid behind his mother before the ceremony.
The photographer asked the page to stand beside the flower girl.
文法句型
a page at a wedding
the page and the flower girl
用法筆記
Mostly used in British wedding English. In many other contexts, speakers are more likely to say page boy.
7. a young worker who carries messages and helps people with small jobs.
a young worker who carries messages and helps people with small jobs.
The hotel page brought fresh towels to Room 814.
hotel page + bring things
A page guided visitors from the lobby to the meeting hall.
During the tour, the Senate page answered questions from students.
When the phone rang, the office page ran upstairs with a note.
文法句型
hotel page
Senate page
用法筆記
Common in set roles such as hotel page or Senate page, and often sounds institution-specific or old-fashioned. Distinguish from noun/5, which is tied to personal service for a noble.
8. a memorable event or stretch of time, especially when history is described like
a memorable event or stretch of time, especially when history is described like a story.
The flood became a dark page in the town's history.
a dark page in history
The peace deal opened a hopeful page for families near the border.
Teachers call the moon landing a bright page in science history.
For the village, reopening the bridge was a proud page after the storm.
文法句型
a page in history
a dark page
用法筆記
Usually appears in formal or reflective writing, often with words like dark, bright, or proud. Distinguish from noun/1 and noun/2, which refer to real paper or screens you can look at directly.
page — verb
- pagepresent simple I / you / we / they
- pages3rd person singular
- paging-ing form
- pagedpast simple
1. to ask for someone by name over a building's speaker system.
to ask for someone by name over a building's speaker system.
The nurse paged Dr. Lin to the emergency room.
page + person + to + place
Airport staff paged Maya after her passport was found.
During the basketball game, Mr. Chen was paged over the gym speaker.
Please page the store manager to the front desk.
文法句型
page + person
page + person + to + place
be paged
用法筆記
The object is the person being called, and the place may follow with to. Unlike verb/2, this sense means a public announcement that others can hear.
常見錯誤
2. to reach someone by sending a signal to a pager device.
to reach someone by sending a signal to a pager device.
The hospital paged Dr. Wu after midnight, and his beeper rang.
page + person via pager
When the freezer stopped working, Mia paged the repairman from a pay phone.
Before cell phones, doctors often paged one another from pay phones.
I paged Ben twice, but he never called back.
文法句型
page + person
page + person + twice
用法筆記
This sense belongs to the older pager device and often suggests that the other person should call back. Distinguish from verb/1, where the message is spoken aloud in a public place.
常見錯誤
3. to put page numbers on a book, report, or other written document.
to put page numbers on a book, report, or other written document.
The editor paged the manuscript before it went to print.
page + document
Nora paged each booklet by hand after class.
page by hand
Please page the report so the judges can cite it.
We paged the photo album to keep the family records clear.
文法句型
page + document
page by hand
用法筆記
The object is a document such as a manuscript, report, or booklet. Distinguish from verb/1 and verb/2, where the object is a person you are trying to reach.