wrapper
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++wrap·per /ˈræpə $ -ər/ noun [countable] DHCOVERthe piece of paper or plastic that covers something when it is sold 〔商品的〕包装纸[塑料] old sweet wrappers 旧糖果纸 →5 see picture at 见图 bar1
Examples from the Corpus
wrapper• Mars Inc. had a wrapper problem it wanted to keep under wraps.• The empty stadium was littered with burger wrappers and empty cans.• a candy wrapper• His eyelids crackle like candy wrappers.• Bodie upturned the waste bin and sorted through the small pile of chewing-gum wrappers, empty cigarette packets, and cigarette butts.• chewing-gum wrappers• The satin was perfect, had not even been removed from its muslin wrappers.• Used to crawl out on the roof in that little pink wrapper, but not anymore.• She saw a box of cigarettes with matches tucked into the wrapper.• I suggest you purchase the wrappers.wrap·per nounChineseSyllable
Corpus when the piece plastic covers paper or of something that
wrapper
wrap‧per /ˈræpə $ -ər/
noun [countable]
the piece of paper or plastic that covers something when it is sold:
old sweet wrappers
▪ cover something that is put on or over something else to protect it, for example a piece of metal, plastic, or glass: a manhole cover | the cover that goes over the barbecue
▪covering a layer of something, or a sheet of something, that covers something else: There was light covering of snow on the ground. | The hard shell acts as a protective covering. | the cloth coverings on the altar
▪lid a cover for a container such as a pan or a box: the lid of the box | a saucepan lid
▪top/cap the thing that you put on top of a bottle, tube, or pen, in order to prevent the liquid or other things inside from coming out: I can’t find the cap for the pen. | Put the top back on the milk! | the cap that goes on the toothpaste
▪cork the top part that you put on top of a bottle of wine: Can you take off the cork for me?
▪wrapping (also wrap especially American English) a sheet of paper, plastic etc that is put around something in order to cover or protect it: John tore the wrapping off his presents. | The lamp was still in its wrapping.
▪wrapper a piece of paper or plastic that is put around something you buy, especially a small object: Put the candy wrappers in your pocket. | He took the drinking straw out of its wrapper.
wrap‧per /ˈræpə $ -ər/
noun [countable]the piece of paper or plastic that covers something when it is sold:
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