paste
/peɪst/ (bre, ipa) · /peɪst/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpāst/ (ame, mw)
paste — noun
1. a wet, heavy mixture such as flour and water that is used to make things stick t
a wet, heavy mixture such as flour and water that is used to make things stick together
Ben mixed flour and water to make paste for the paper mask.
make paste from flour and water
The teacher brushed paste onto the poster before the class show.
paste onto + surface
A bowl of white paste sat beside the cut paper strips.
Grandma used thick paste to seal the paper bag shut.
The broken label stayed on the jar with a little paste.
文法句型
make paste
paste for paper
brush paste onto something
用法筆記
Usually uncountable when you mean the material itself. Common with make and with paper, posters, labels, or bags.
2. food crushed into a smooth thick mass, often for spreading on bread or adding to
food crushed into a smooth thick mass, often for spreading on bread or adding to dishes
Lina spread olive paste on warm bread before dinner.
ingredient name + paste
The cook stirred fish paste into the soup for lunch.
paste into a dish
We bought date paste at the market for holiday cakes.
A spoonful of bean paste made the sauce sweeter.
This green paste goes inside the rice rolls.
文法句型
fish paste
bean paste
spread paste on bread
用法筆記
Often follows the name of the main ingredient, as in fish paste, date paste, or bean paste. Common in cooking and on food labels.
3. bright hard glass made into fake jewels so they look real
bright hard glass made into fake jewels so they look real
The necklace used paste stones instead of real diamonds.
paste stones
Under the lamp, the paste jewel looked almost real.
The box held silver rings set with bright paste.
The museum card said the crown's red stones were paste, not rubies.
A stage costume often uses paste gems to catch the light.
- lead glass
a material term that focuses on what it is made from
- imitation stone
focuses on the finished jewel rather than the glass itself
文法句型
paste jewel
paste stone
set with paste
用法筆記
Mostly found in jewellery, costume, museum, or historical contexts. It often appears before words like stone, gem, or jewel.
paste — verb
- pastepresent simple I / you / we / they
- pastes3rd person singular
- pasting-ing form
- pastedpast simple
1. to fix one thing onto another by using glue or a similar sticky mixture
to fix one thing onto another by using glue or a similar sticky mixture
Workers pasted the festival notice on the wet wall.
paste something on something
Mina pasted blue paper stars around the classroom door.
The boy pasted his photo into the front of the album.
Two students pasted labels onto each box before lunch.
The torn page was pasted back into the old book.
文法句型
paste something on something
paste something onto something
paste something into something
用法筆記
Common with paper objects and flat surfaces, especially with on, onto, or into. Distinguish from senses 2 and 3, which are used for actions on a screen.
常見錯誤
2. to put copied text into the spot you choose on a screen
to put copied text into the spot you choose on a screen
Copy the title, click the box, and paste it there.
copy and paste instruction
Nora pasted the missing sentence after the first paragraph.
Please paste your answer into the blue field below.
After the cursor moved, I pasted the name in the wrong line.
The copied address would not paste into the form until I removed bold type.
- delete
removes text instead of putting it in
文法句型
paste text
paste text into a field
copy and paste
用法筆記
Only this sense commonly appears without a direct object in step-by-step instructions such as copy, click, and paste. Distinguish from sense 3, which more often names the material being moved, especially images or larger blocks.
常見錯誤
3. to place copied words or images in another part of a file or in a different file
to place copied words or images in another part of a file or in a different file or app
Jay pasted the chart from email into the class report.
paste content from one place into another
We pasted three holiday photos onto the first slide.
paste photos onto a slide
The designer pasted the logo into a new app window.
After copying the map, Sara pasted it into the school newsletter.
Ben pasted the table from one file into another.
- delete
removes the content instead of placing it somewhere new
文法句型
paste something into a file
paste something into another app
paste something from one file into another
用法筆記
Usually takes an object naming the material moved, such as a photo, chart, logo, or table. Distinguish from sense 2, where the focus is often the insertion point for text.