/peɪst; pest/
n
1 [sing] moist soft mixture, esp of a powdery substance and a liquid 面团
*a smooth, thin, thick, etc paste 一块光滑的、薄的、厚的...面团
* She mixed the flour and water to a paste. 她用水和面做成面团.
2 [U] mixture of flour and water used to stick things together, esp to stick paper to a wall 　强糊.
3 [U] (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) mixture of ground meat or fish for spreading on bread 肉酱; 鱼酱
*anchovy paste 　鱼酱
* liver paste 肝酱.
4 [U] hard glass-like substance used to make artificial gems （制人造宝石的）铅玻璃
*[attrib 作定语] paste jewellery 人造宝石.

/peɪst; pest/
v
1 [I, Tn] put paste1(2) on (sth) 在（某物）上涂　强糊.
2 [Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth (on) to sth; ~ sth on (sth); ~ A and B together stick sth to sth else with paste1(2) 用　强糊将某物粘贴于某处
*She pasted posters onto the wall. 她把海报贴在墙上了.
* paste pieces of paper together 把纸粘在一起.
3 [Tn] (dated infml 旧, 口) hit or beat (sb) 打, 揍（某人）.
4 (phr v) paste sth down fasten the cover or flap of sth with paste1(2) 用　强糊粘住某物的盖. paste sth in; paste sth into sth stick (a photo, label, etc) onto a page of a book with paste1(2) 用　强糊将（照片、标签等）贴在本子上
*She pasted the pictures into a scrapbook. 她把图片贴在剪贴簿上. paste sth up
(a) stick sth to an upright surface with paste1(2) 用　强糊张贴某物
*paste up an advertisement, a notice, a poster, etc 张贴广告、告示、海报等.
(b) fasten (sheets or strips of paper with text and illustrations) onto a larger sheet of paper or board, in order to design a page for a book, magazine, etc 将（文字或图画等纸块）贴在大张纸或板上（以设计版面）.