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( ) [] assets in the form of shares, bills of exchange 股票；汇票；证券；票证 ◆ a bid made up equally of cash and paper 以一半现金一半证券作出的投标出价 ◆ The yield on five-year paper was up 8.1 basis points at 3.188 per cent. 五年期票据收益率上升了 8.1 个基点，达到了 3.188%。
papers [] documents 文件 ◆ a stack of work papers 一摞工作文件 ◆ Her desk was covered with books and papers. 她的办公桌布满了书籍和文件。
papers [] official documents that prove your identity, give you permission to do sth, etc. 证明文件 ◆ identification papers 身分证明文件
[] an article on a particular subject 论文；报告 ◆ a government consultation paper 一篇政府谘询报告
[] a newspaper 报纸 ◆ the New York papers 纽约报纸 ◆ the Sunday papers 周日版报纸 ◆ It's the best business paper we have. 这是我们最好的商报。
printed or written on paper, rather than in electronic form 在纸上；以书面形式
based on recorded information, rather than on reality 名义上；理论上 ◆ Centralization saves money and increases efficiency—at least on paper. 集中管理可以节约资金、提高效率 ── 至少在理论上是如此。