paper clip

英 [ˈpeɪpə klɪp]

美 [ˈpeɪpər klɪp]

n.  回形针; 曲别针; 纸夹

牛津词典

noun

• 回形针；曲别针；纸夹
  a piece of bent wire or plastic that is designed to hold loose sheets of paper together

柯林斯词典

• 回形针；曲别针
  Apaper clipis a small piece of bent wire that is used to fasten papers together.

英英释义

noun

• a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together
  1. the paper clip was invented in 1900
  Synonym:paperclipgem clip

双语例句

• But when it comes to epic changes in office life, consider the lowly paper clip.
  但是说到办公室划时代的变革，不得不提到小小的曲别针。
• Inside the envelope there were three typed pages held together with a paper clip.
  信封内有三张打有字的纸，用一个别针别着。
• No one will ever know how far her message has spread, nor how many lives have been touched by a simple yellow paper clip.
  没有人知道她信中的话流传到多远，也不知道有多少生命为这枚小小的黄色回形针所感动。
• Years later, when we had moved to Orchard Road, the redheaded eldest of the cousins came to play with me and showed me how to open a padlock with a bent paper clip.
  几年后，我们家搬到了果园路（OrchardRoad），那个最年长的红头发的堂兄还来和我玩过，并向我表演如何用回形针打开挂锁的技术。
• To attach a document or picture to your message, you click the "paper clip" button and select the file or picture you want to add.
  若要将文档或图片“附加”到邮件，请单击“曲别针”按钮，然后选择您要添加到邮件的文件或图片。
• I don't know if you want my opinion, but I'd staple the TPS reports together instead of using a paper clip.
  我不知道你觉得我的建议怎么样，不过我会用钉书机把TPS的报告装订起来，而不是用回纹针。
• Fasten these receipts with a paper clip, please.
  请用回形针将这些收据夹住。
• Now try putting a large paper clip on one side and small one on the other.
  现在试着在直尺一端放一枚大一些的曲别针，另一端放一枚小一些的。
• Fasten a paper clip to the aeroplane's nose.
  用一个曲别针固定在飞机前端。
• Magnet, pick up, screwdriver, thumbtack, paper clip
  磁铁，吸起，螺丝刀，图钉，回形针