newspapers

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newspapers — 名詞

  • newspaperssingular
  • newspapersesplural

1. a set of printed pages, usually folded into large sheets, or the online version

1.名詞A2
釋義

報紙

每日或每週發行的印刷或線上新聞刊物

a set of printed pages, usually folded into large sheets, or the online version of that publication, that comes out every day or every week and provides news stories, opinion articles, photographs, and paid announcements to readers

例句

Every morning, Wei reads the local newspaper while finishing his breakfast at the kitchen table.

每天早上，Wei 一邊在廚房餐桌旁吃早餐，一邊閱讀當地的報紙。

read + the/a [local/national] newspaper

The high-school journalism club publishes a weekly newspaper that covers school sports and community events.

高中新聞社每週出版一份報紙，報導校園體育活動和社區消息。

publish + a [frequency] newspaper

同義詞
  • paper

    the everyday short form; used mainly in informal speech ('hand me the paper')

  • daily

    refers specifically to a newspaper that comes out every day, often used as a noun ('the local daily')

  • gazette

    a more formal or historical term, often part of a newspaper's title ('the Evening Gazette')

  • tabloid

    a newspaper with a smaller page size and more pictures, often focused on celebrities and entertainment

文法句型

the + newspaper

a + newspaper

newspaper + noun (as modifier)

用法筆記

In everyday spoken English, speakers often shorten this to 'paper'. Example: 'Did you see today's paper?'

常見錯誤

❌I read news paper every day.
✅I read a newspaper every day.
💡'newspaper' is one word, not two, and it is a countable noun that needs a determiner.
❌She reads news in the online newspaper.
✅She reads the news on the newspaper's website.
💡the content is 'news'; the thing you hold or open is the 'newspaper'.

2. a company or group that is responsible for producing a particular newspaper and

2.名詞B1
釋義

報社

負責出版報紙的機構

a company or group that is responsible for producing a particular newspaper and making it available to subscribers and buyers

例句

The newspaper hired three new reporters to cover local politics and city-council meetings.

那家報社聘請了三名新記者來報導地方政治和市議會會議。

newspaper + hired [quantity] + reporters (organisation as subject)

Marco worked for the same newspaper for fifteen years before becoming the editor-in-chief.

Marco 在同一家報社工作了十五年，最後成為總編輯。

work for + a newspaper

同義詞
  • publishing house

    a broader term that may produce magazines and books as well as newspapers

  • press

    used collectively ('the press' = all news organisations); can also refer to a specific printing operation

  • news organisation

    a more formal term that includes broadcast and digital news as well as print

文法句型

the + newspaper + verb (singular agreement)

work for + a + newspaper

用法筆記

When a newspaper name is used as the subject of a sentence, it typically refers to the organisation, not the physical pages. Example: 'The Guardian has decided to expand its Asia coverage.'

常見錯誤

❌The newspaper have fired their editor.
✅The newspaper has fired its editor.
💡organisations in formal English are treated as singular and take the pronoun 'its'.
❌He works in newspaper.
✅He works for a newspaper.
💡'work for' is the correct preposition when referring to the employing organisation.

3. printed pages of a newspaper that have already been read and are later put to pr

3.名詞B1
釋義

舊報紙

讀過後用於包裹或清潔的報紙

printed pages of a newspaper that have already been read and are later put to practical uses such as covering surfaces, wrapping fragile items, soaking up moisture, or cleaning glass

例句

Bilal used old newspapers to wipe the remaining streaks off the freshly washed windows.

Bilal 用舊報紙把剛擦好的窗戶上殘留的水痕抹乾淨。

used old newspapers to [task]

Ritu wrapped each plate in layers of old newspaper before packing them into the box.

Ritu 用舊報紙把每個盤子層層包好，再放進箱子裡。

wrap in layers of old newspaper

同義詞
  • newsprint

    the thin, cheap paper that newspapers are printed on; more technical and less commonly used in everyday speech

  • scrap paper

    any used paper saved for later practical use, not specifically newspaper

文法句型

old newspaper + verb (used for purpose)

layers / sheets / pieces + of + old newspaper

用法筆記

In this sense, 'newspaper' is treated as a material rather than a document, so it is uncountable. Use 'some old newspaper' or 'old newspapers' (plural for multiple sheets).

常見錯誤

❌She wrapped the vase with an old newspaper.
✅She wrapped the vase in old newspaper.
💡'in' is the correct preposition for wrapping, and an article is usually not used when referring to newspaper as material.
❌I packed the box use old newspaper.
✅I packed the box using old newspaper.
💡the gerund 'using' or 'with' is needed, not the bare verb.