papering
papering — 動詞
1. putting decorative paper onto the walls of a room so that they look new or diffe
貼壁紙
在牆面上鋪貼裝飾壁紙的動作
putting decorative paper onto the walls of a room so that they look new or different
Andrés spent the weekend papering the small bedroom in soft yellow stripes.
Andrés 週末都在替小臥室貼上淡黃色條紋壁紙。
papering + [room] + [pattern/color phrase]
Élise hired a builder because papering the high hallway walls felt too risky alone.
Élise 請了工人，因為獨自貼走廊高牆的壁紙太冒險。
papering + [walls] as a task someone outsources
Before papering the kitchen, Bilal smoothed every bump in the old plaster.
Bilal 在替廚房貼壁紙之前，先把舊牆面的凹凸都抹平。
Tara is papering her daughter's nursery with a pattern of small grey rabbits.
Tara 正在替女兒的嬰兒房貼一款帶有灰色小兔圖案的壁紙。
The decorator finished papering the long staircase wall by late afternoon.
裝潢師傅在傍晚前貼完了長長那面樓梯壁。
- wallpapering
the most common everyday synonym; fully interchangeable
- redecorating
broader — covers any room-refresh task, not only wallpaper
- stripping
the opposite step — removing old wallpaper from a wall
文法句型
papering + [room/wall/surface]
用法筆記
Almost always describes covering an interior wall with wallpaper. Subject is typically the person doing the home improvement; object is a room or wall surface, often paired with a 'with + [pattern]' phrase that specifies the wallpaper used.
常見錯誤
papering — 名詞
1. the activity of putting decorative paper onto a wall, treated as a job or stage
貼壁紙的工程
把壁紙貼到牆面上的整個工作
the activity of putting decorative paper onto a wall, treated as a job or stage of work
The papering of the living room took Pim two full days of careful work.
客廳的貼壁紙工程讓 Pim 花了兩整天的細心功夫。
the papering of + [room] as a project description
Minho left the painting to his cousin and handled the papering himself.
Minho 把油漆部分留給表哥，自己負責貼壁紙的工作。
papering as one task among home-improvement jobs
Adina charged a flat fee for the papering, separate from any wall repairs.
Adina 對貼壁紙這項工程收統一價，跟牆面修補另外計算。
Once the papering was finished, the small hallway felt much brighter.
貼壁紙的工程完成之後，那條小走廊變得明亮許多。
- wallpapering
interchangeable; slightly more explicit about the material
文法句型
the papering of + [surface]
用法筆記
Used as an uncountable noun referring to the job of hanging wallpaper. Often appears as 'the papering of [room/wall]' or simply 'the papering' when the surface is clear from context. Distinguish from sense 1 of the verb, which describes the action in progress.