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单词 paragraph
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Definition of paragraph in English:

paragraph

noun ˈparəɡrɑːfˈpɛrəˌɡræf
  • A distinct section of a piece of writing, usually dealing with a single theme and indicated by a new line, indentation, or numbering.

    the concluding paragraph
    the information set out in paragraph 3
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Now go back and re-read the first paragraph or the next sentence will sound a little strange.
    • Would your Honour like me to just refer to the specific paragraphs where the sections have been amended?
    • It just took fifteen minutes to write that paragraph and I'm still not sure whether it makes any sense.
    • The transcripts were hand-written with many lines and paragraphs crossed out.
    • The following paragraphs summarise or refer to your main terms and conditions of service as they apply at present.
    • Also, does anyone know how to separate paragraphs with a line or something on a chapter?
    • I mentioned, a few paragraphs ago, the conceptual structure of a plural noun, such as houses.
    • In a series of numbered paragraphs, Lord Taylor summarised the position.
    • I'm going to have to learn to summarise the days events and my thoughts into a few paragraphs.
    • The style is similar to that of a textbook with several indented paragraphs of quotes.
    • The article is all but fourteen paragraphs long but the real stuffing of the reflective piece is the last five.
    • He was reading through the file, staring at a single name in one of the paragraphs in the report.
    • In the process of drafting their material, they may combine and recombine paragraphs.
    • Then in the concluding three paragraphs the doctor summarises his opinion.
    • I have been trying to find a detailed description of this but there are only short paragraphs.
    • We agree with the views expressed in that paragraph but we emphasise that today we would not have allowed that appeal.
    • Each chapter has a useful set of concluding paragraphs for a quick analysis of theme studies.
    • I'm going to try to summarize in a few paragraphs the qualities that make up a good player.
    • Entries are usually fairly short, maybe a sentence or a paragraph, but can be much longer.
    • In the first paragraph the trial judge accurately set out the first two issues.
    Synonyms
    section, subdivision, part, subsection, division, portion, segment, bit, passage, clause
    report, article, item, piece, notice, write-up, note, mention
verb ˈparəɡrɑːfˈpɛrəˌɡræf
[with object]
  • Arrange (a piece of writing) in paragraphs.

    his style deploys a lack of conventional paragraphing
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It would read even faster had he paragraphed the dialogue out, but then again, that would have doubled the length of an already weighty book.
    • This would have got 9 or 10 if it had been paragraphed from the start.

Derivatives

  • paragraphic

  • adjective parəˈɡrafɪk
    • Like Ozone 2, most work begins around the paragraphic equalizer where, besides switching between a modeled analog or digital phase linear EQ, you have up to eight different overlapping frequency points or nodes to affect.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Parametric equalizers, often referred to as ‘paragraphic’, provide extended flexibility and customization options based on their ability to control the Bandwidth.

Origin

Late 15th century: from French paragraphe, via medieval Latin from Greek paragraphos 'short stroke marking a break in sense', from para- 'beside' + graphein 'write'.

 
 

Definition of paragraph in US English:

paragraph

nounˈperəˌɡrafˈpɛrəˌɡræf
  • A distinct section of a piece of writing, usually dealing with a single theme and indicated by a new line, indentation, or numbering.

    the concluding paragraph
    the information set out in paragraph 3
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The style is similar to that of a textbook with several indented paragraphs of quotes.
    • Now go back and re-read the first paragraph or the next sentence will sound a little strange.
    • In the process of drafting their material, they may combine and recombine paragraphs.
    • Entries are usually fairly short, maybe a sentence or a paragraph, but can be much longer.
    • Each chapter has a useful set of concluding paragraphs for a quick analysis of theme studies.
    • I'm going to try to summarize in a few paragraphs the qualities that make up a good player.
    • Then in the concluding three paragraphs the doctor summarises his opinion.
    • In a series of numbered paragraphs, Lord Taylor summarised the position.
    • In the first paragraph the trial judge accurately set out the first two issues.
    • The transcripts were hand-written with many lines and paragraphs crossed out.
    • The following paragraphs summarise or refer to your main terms and conditions of service as they apply at present.
    • We agree with the views expressed in that paragraph but we emphasise that today we would not have allowed that appeal.
    • Would your Honour like me to just refer to the specific paragraphs where the sections have been amended?
    • Also, does anyone know how to separate paragraphs with a line or something on a chapter?
    • I have been trying to find a detailed description of this but there are only short paragraphs.
    • I'm going to have to learn to summarise the days events and my thoughts into a few paragraphs.
    • I mentioned, a few paragraphs ago, the conceptual structure of a plural noun, such as houses.
    • The article is all but fourteen paragraphs long but the real stuffing of the reflective piece is the last five.
    • It just took fifteen minutes to write that paragraph and I'm still not sure whether it makes any sense.
    • He was reading through the file, staring at a single name in one of the paragraphs in the report.
    Synonyms
    section, subdivision, part, subsection, division, portion, segment, bit, passage, clause
    report, article, item, piece, notice, write-up, note, mention
verbˈperəˌɡrafˈpɛrəˌɡræf
[with object]
  • Arrange (a piece of writing) in paragraphs.

    his style deploys a lack of conventional paragraphing
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It would read even faster had he paragraphed the dialogue out, but then again, that would have doubled the length of an already weighty book.
    • This would have got 9 or 10 if it had been paragraphed from the start.

Origin

Late 15th century: from French paragraphe, via medieval Latin from Greek paragraphos ‘short stroke marking a break in sense’, from para- ‘beside’ + graphein ‘write’.

 
 
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