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paperweight

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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pa·per·weight /ˈpeɪpəweɪt $ -ər-/ noun [countable]  BBOa small heavy object used to hold pieces of paper in place 镇纸,镇尺
Examples from the Corpus
paperweightOnce he sent me a paperweight, the very paperweight which had sat on his desk.She Dreamed up a new hobby for the Mayor, collecting antique paperweights, and made good use of them.Above the buttes, the mile-high white clouds were as flat on the bottom as paperweights.Alcoves beside the fireplace held a collection of spotlit glass, bottles, flasks, paperweights.He rearranged a couple of silver paperweights and brushed his long white hair with his hand.Talismanic paperweight, talismanic brother-substitute, talismanic memory of the Arthritic Witch of Fun.
pa·per·weight nounChineseSyllable
used a heavy to paper Corpus object small hold pieces of


paperweight
paperweight /ˈpeɪpəweɪt $ -ər-/ noun [countable]
a small heavy object used to hold pieces of paper in place


paper·weightBrE /ˈpeɪpəweɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpeɪpərweɪt/ 🔊 nouna small heavy object that you put on top of loose papers to keep them in place 镇纸