paperweight

[US]/'peɪpəweɪt/
[UK]/'pepɚwet/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 鎮紙 用來固定紙張的重物。
Word Forms

Example Sentences

The paperweight had fallen onto the desk, badly marking the surface.

鎮紙掉到了桌上,在桌面砸出了深深的印痕。

The paperweight kept the papers from flying away.

這個紙鎮防止文件飛走。

She used a crystal paperweight to hold down the important documents.

她用水晶紙鎮壓住重要文件。

The antique paperweight added a touch of elegance to the desk.

這個古董紙鎮讓桌子增添了一絲優雅。

He accidentally knocked over the paperweight, causing it to shatter.

他不小心撞倒了紙鎮,導致它碎裂了。

The heavy paperweight made a loud thud when it hit the ground.

沉重的紙鎮在擊中地面時發出了巨大的聲音。

She used the paperweight as a makeshift hammer in a pinch.

她在緊急情況下把紙鎮當成臨時的錘子使用。

The paperweight was engraved with a beautiful floral design.

這個紙鎮上刻有美麗的花卉設計。

He always fidgeted with the paperweight during meetings.

他在會議期間總是玩弄紙鎮。

The paperweight slipped from her hand and landed on her foot.

紙鎮從她手中滑落,掉在了她的腳上。

The paperweight served as a reminder of her time working in the office.

這個紙鎮成爲了她在辦公室工作時的一種提醒。

Real-world Examples

Now, I have to look for things that can be a paperweight.

現在,我得找能當鎮紙的東西。

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

Since that time, Mars 3 has been little more than an historic interplanetary paperweight, its exact resting place unknown.

自此,火星3號僅僅只是歷史性的記載而已,它所在的位置至今無人知曉。

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening March 2013 Collection

Golden Adele, in paperweight form, lay on the coffee table and was rubbed hard for luck.

咖啡桌上放着做成鎮紙石的“金色阿黛勒”, 爲求訴訟順利,它被精心撫拭。

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

For years, the skull-today recognized as one of the supreme treasures of anthropology-sat as a paperweight on a colleague's desk.

這塊頭骨——今天被認爲是人類學最珍貴的東西之一——在達特一位同事的辦公桌上被當做鎮紙用了好多年。

Source: A Brief History of Everything

Did he also happen to mention what caused Annalise to allegedly throw this paperweight?

那他有沒有提過安娜麗絲爲什麼會據稱向他丟鎮紙?

Source: The First Season of "Getting Away with Murder"

So, I ran downstairs, and that's when I saw Annalise throw a paperweight at him.

所以我趕忙下樓,剛好看到安娜麗絲拿鎮紙丟他。

Source: The First Season of "Getting Away with Murder"

Otherwise, it is nothing more than a paperweight or a doorstop.

否則 這本書就只不過是一個鎮紙石或門墊。

Source: Gossip Girl Season 5

I don't care if they wanna use Walter Gillis' head as a paperweight.

就算他們想用沃爾特·吉利斯的頭作鎮紙我也不在乎。

Source: Suits Season 4

Because without chemistry, what is an information superhighway that we love, would just be a really expensive, shiny paperweight.

因爲沒有化學,我們所喜愛的這個信息高速公路,將會只是一個非常昂貴的、 閃亮的壓紙器。

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

It was the coconut he had carved his message into. Kennedy had it encased in plastic and used it as a paperweight throughout his presidency.

禮物就是他當時刻字的椰子。肯尼迪把它用塑料包裹起來,並在他的總統任期內把它用作鎮紙。

Source: Reader's Digest Anthology

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