paste

noun

/peɪst/

[singular] a soft wet mixture, usually made of a powder and a liquid面糊
- She mixed the flour and water to a smooth paste.她把面粉和水和成细滑的面糊。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- stiff
- thick
- smooth
- …
verb + paste
- make
- make up
- mix
- …
[countable] (especially in compounds尤用于构成复合词) a smooth, soft mixture of meat, fish, etc. that is spread on bread or used in cooking肉（或鱼等）酱（作涂抹料或烹饪用）
- meat/fish/tomato paste肉/鱼/番茄酱
Topics Foodc2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- stiff
- thick
- smooth
- …
verb + paste
- make
- make up
- mix
- …
[uncountable] a type of glue that is used for sticking paper to things糨糊
- wallpaper paste贴壁纸的糨糊
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- stiff
- thick
- smooth
- …
verb + paste
- make
- make up
- mix
- …
[uncountable] a substance like glass, that is used for making artificial jewels, for example diamonds（制作人造宝石的）铅质玻璃

词源late Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin pasta ‘medicinal preparation in the shape of a small square’, probably from Greek pastē, (plural) pasta ‘barley porridge’, from pastos ‘sprinkled’.

paste

verb

/peɪst/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they paste	/peɪst/ /peɪst/
he / she / it pastes	/peɪsts/ /peɪsts/
past simple pasted	/ˈpeɪstɪd/ /ˈpeɪstɪd/
past participle pasted	/ˈpeɪstɪd/ /ˈpeɪstɪd/
-ing form pasting	/ˈpeɪstɪŋ/ /ˈpeɪstɪŋ/

[transitive] paste something + adv./prep. to stick something to something else using glue or paste粘贴；粘合
- He pasted the pictures into his scrapbook.他把画片贴到他的剪贴簿里。
- Paste the two pieces together.把这两片粘在一起。
- Paste down the edges.把边缘贴合起来。
- There were posters pasted on the walls.墙上贴着海报。
[transitive] paste something to make something by sticking pieces of paper together拼贴
- The children were busy cutting and pasting paper hats.孩子们忙着剪裁和粘贴纸帽子。
[transitive, intransitive] paste (something) (computing计算机) to copy or move text into a document from another place or another document粘贴；贴入；插入
- This function allows you to cut and paste text.本功能可使你剪切并粘贴文本。
- It's quicker to copy and paste than to retype.复制粘贴比重打快。
Topics Computersc1