| 单词 | paperwork |
| 释义 | paperwork (once / 4592 pages) n Any task you do that involves many pieces of paper (like paying bills or filling out forms) is called paperwork. Some jobs feel like they're nothing but paperwork. If your teacher does paperwork while your class takes an exam, he might grade papers, fill out applications for grant money, or organize the many sheets of paper he's accumulated over the semester. When paperwork was coined in the sixteenth century, it meant "things made of paper." By the late 1800s, it came to mean "work done on paper." Paperwork is less common today, as work is increasingly done electronically — it may be time for a new word! WORD FAMILYpaperwork USAGE EXAMPLESAccording to paperwork he filed with the state, he was owed $16,230 in unpaid wages and overtime. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) But a state Supreme Court judge in Manhattan determined this week Sills didn’t get her paperwork in until April 19 - more than two months later. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) “It’s so expensive to hire the first worker—it’s grim, all the paperwork, unemployment taxes,” he said. Wall Street Journal(Dec 28, 2016) n work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc. Hyper work activity directed toward making or doing something |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。