wallpaper

Compared meaning: to cover a surface with paper (verb).

比较义项：用纸覆盖／糊在某个表面上（动词）。

• paper

  Paper is a more general, slightly formal or old-fashioned verb for covering any surface with paper, not necessarily decorative, such as lining a shelf or drawer; it can also apply to walls.

  paper是更宽泛、语气略显正式或稍显老式的动词，指用纸覆盖任意表面，不一定是装饰性的，例如给架子或抽屉铺衬内纸；也可以用于糊墙。

  She papered the kitchen drawers with plain white paper before putting the cutlery back.

  她先用普通白纸把厨房抽屉铺衬好，再把餐具放回去。

• wallpaper 本词

  Wallpaper specifically means covering a wall or room with decorative wallpaper as part of redecorating; it is the everyday word for this exact task.

  wallpaper专指用装饰性壁纸糊墙或装饰房间，是人们日常谈论这项具体工作时最常用的说法。

  We wallpapered the bedroom in a light blue pattern last weekend.

  上周末我们给卧室贴了浅蓝色图案的壁纸。

Both can mean to cover a surface with paper. Paper is general and old-fashioned, used for any surface, such as a shelf, not only walls. Wallpaper means covering a wall with decorative wallpaper while redecorating; the noun 'wallpaper' for the material is not compared here.

这两个词在“用纸覆盖某个表面”这个意义上很接近，但用法有别：wallpaper专指用装饰性壁纸糊墙、装饰房间，是日常口语中谈论这项具体工作时更常用的说法；paper则更宽泛、语气略显正式或老式，可以指用纸糊贴任意表面，不一定是装饰性壁纸，也不一定是墙面。这里不比较wallpaper作名词“壁纸”的用法。