newspaper既可以是可数名词,也可以是不可数名词。当newspaper是“报纸,报,报社”的意思时,其为可数名词,其复数形式为newspapers。当其含义为“(尤指用作他途的)旧报纸”时,其为不可数名词。
Newspaper一词如果表示被阅读或者传达信息、新闻的载体——报纸的时候,一般当做可数名词使用,可以使用newspaper,也可以使用newspapers。如果把newspaper当做“纸”的意义来使用,就是不可数名词,相当于paper,不能用newspapers。比如:When I entered he was reading a newspaper。汉语译为:当我进来的时间,他正在看报纸。这时newspaper的意义是“报纸”,所以用a newspaper。
May I borrow your newspaper? 把你的报纸借我看行吗?
Give us the newspaper, will you? 把报纸给我好吗?
He was carrying a newspaper. 他正拿着一份报纸。
短语有:
in the newspaper 在报纸上;newspaper reporter 记者;newspaper office 报社
english newspaper 英文报纸;read the newspaper 看报
同近义词有:paper , courant报纸,资料,文件