paragraph
paragraph — 名詞
1. a small chunk of writing built from a sentence or several sentences about one to
段落
文章中以新行開頭的一小段文字
a small chunk of writing built from a sentence or several sentences about one topic, with its first sentence usually starting on a fresh line and often slightly pushed in from the margin.
Maya rewrote the opening paragraph of her essay three times before lunch.
Maya 在午餐前把作文的開頭段落重寫了三次。
collocation: opening / closing paragraph
The article about the earthquake had a short paragraph on each affected village.
那篇關於地震的報導對每個受災村落都有一小段落。
paragraph + on/about [topic]
Each new paragraph in the textbook begins on a new line and is slightly indented.
課本裡每一個新段落都從新的一行開始，並且稍微內縮。
Mr. Lin asked the children to write one paragraph about their favourite animal.
Mr. Lin 請孩子們寫一篇關於自己最喜歡的動物的短文。
There is a useful paragraph on safety rules at the top of page twelve.
在第十二頁的最上方有一段實用的安全規則說明。
文法句型
paragraph + about/on
first/last/opening/closing paragraph
用法筆記
Countable; usually preceded by an ordinal or position word (first, second, opening, closing, final) or modified by a topic phrase with 'about' or 'on'.
常見錯誤
paragraph — 動詞
1. to mention someone or something briefly in a short news item, usually a single p
簡短報導
在報刊上以一小段文字提及某人或某事
to mention someone or something briefly in a short news item, usually a single paragraph in a newspaper or magazine.
The local paper paragraphed the mayor's small donation to the children's hospital.
當地報紙以一小段簡短報導了市長對兒童醫院的小額捐款。
paragraph + [person/event] in journalism
Every weekend the gossip column paragraphs at least one minor film star.
每個週末，那個八卦專欄都會簡短報導至少一位小牌影星。
Reporters paragraphed the singer's surprise visit to the school in Tainan.
記者們以簡短篇幅報導了那位歌手在台南學校的突擊探訪。
The evening edition paragraphed the new bus route on its city news page.
晚報在城市新聞版以一小段簡短報導了那條新巴士路線。
文法句型
paragraph + [person/event]
用法筆記
Rare and formal; almost only used in newspaper or magazine contexts. Subject is typically a publication or journalist; object is the person or event being briefly noted.
常見錯誤
2. to break a piece of writing into separate paragraphs, deciding where each one sh
分段
把一段文字劃分成數個段落
to break a piece of writing into separate paragraphs, deciding where each one should start and end.
The editor paragraphed the long letter so that readers could follow each idea more easily.
編輯把那封長信加以分段，好讓讀者更容易跟上每一個想法。
subject is editor / typesetter
Carlos paragraphed his messy notes before printing them for the meeting.
Carlos 在把零亂的筆記列印給會議用之前，先將它們分段整理。
Old printers paragraphed manuscripts by hand using small marks in the margin.
從前的印刷工人會在頁邊用小記號親手將手稿分段。
Please paragraph this report properly before you send it to the head office.
在把這份報告寄到總公司之前，請先把它好好分段。
文法句型
paragraph + [text]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (WRITE ABOUT): here the object is a piece of text already written, and the action is splitting it; in sense 1 the object is a person or event, and the action is reporting on them.
常見錯誤
3. to write short news items for a newspaper or magazine, especially as a regular p
撰寫短文
以撰寫小段文章為工作或日常活動
to write short news items for a newspaper or magazine, especially as a regular paid job; used without an object.
Lina paragraphs for two small magazines while she finishes her novel.
Lina 一邊完成她的小說，一邊為兩家小型雜誌撰寫短文。
intransitive: no direct object
David paragraphs from a tiny office above the bakery in Taipei.
David 在台北一家麵包店樓上的小辦公室裡撰寫短文。
Several students at the journalism school paragraph for the campus newspaper each week.
新聞學院有好幾位學生每週都為校園報紙撰寫短文。
Old reporters who paragraph for a living often work very long hours.
以撰寫短文維生的老記者往往工作時間很長。
文法句型
paragraph (alone, no object)
用法筆記
Used without an object; typically describes someone's job or regular activity. Distinguish from sense 1, which always takes a person or event as its object.