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  • Conjugation : past  copied ; ing  copying ; pl  copies
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

copy ['kɔpɪ]
  1. 1. noun [c] (duplicate) 复制品
  2. 2. noun [of book] [ record] [ newspaper] (issue) 本/张/份
  3. 3. noun [u] [出版] (text) 文字稿
  4. 4. vt. [+person] [ idea etc] (imitate) 模仿
  5. 5. vt. (also: copy out) 抄写
    to make a copy of sth
    复印某物
    to make good copy
    [出版] 成为材料
    to copy sth into a notebook
    将某事写在笔记本里

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

copy [ˈkɒpɪ]
  1. 1. n.[c] 一本一份,一件
  2. 2. n.[c] 复本复印件
    If you agree to the above terms, please sign the enclosed copy of the contract.
    如果同意以上条款,请在附上合同复印件签字
  3. 3. n.[c] 复制品仿制品
    I want to make a copy of my key for emergencies.
    我想复制一把钥匙以备急用
    The clone was a copy of its ancestor.
    克隆是对母体复制
    She made a copy of the designer dress.
    复印一份服装设计图
  4. 4. n.[u] 即将印刷的)文字稿
    Websites in those countries offer digital copies of the book.
    那些国家的网站提供这本书的电子版本
  5. 5. n.[u] 新闻素材新闻素材
    Business stories, as opposed to people stories do not make good copy.
    商业故事不像人物故事那样好的出版材料
    Catastrophes make good copy.
    灾难提供很好新闻报导素材
  6. 6. verb 抄写
    The child is told to copy the sentence on the blank lines on the bottom of the test.
    孩子告知试卷底部空白行处抄写这个句子
    The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over.
    学生们被要求一遍又一遍地抄写字母表
  7. 7. vt. 模仿仿效
    The children started to copy the behaviour of the television characters.
    孩子们开始模仿电视人物行为
    Children often copy their parents or older siblings.
    孩子们经常模仿他们的父母哥哥姐姐
  8. 8. verb 复制复印
    Scientists have copied a protein from the saliva of the vampire bat.
    科学家已经吸血蝙蝠唾液复制出了一种蛋白质
  9. 9. vt. 仿制仿照……创作
    The painters copied the pattern from one wall to the next.
    这些画家在一面面墙上都复制这个图案

Collins English-English Dictionary

copy ['kɒpɪ]
  1. 1. n an imitation or reproduction of an original
  2. 2. n a single specimen of something that occurs in a multiple edition, such as a book, article, etc
  3. 3. n matter to be reproduced in print
  4. 4. n written matter or text as distinct from graphic material in books, newspapers, etc
  5. 5. n the words used to present a promotional message in an advertisement
  6. 6. n [journalism] [Spoken] suitable material for an article or story
    disasters are always good copy
  7. 7. n [Archaic] a model to be copied, esp an example of penmanship
  8. 8. vb [when tr, often foll by out] to make a copy or reproduction of (an original)
  9. 9. vt. [tr] to imitate as a model
  10. 10. vi. [intr] to imitate unfairly
  11. 11. vi. [Etymology] C14: from Medieval Latin copia an imitation, something copied, from Latin: abundance, riches; see copious

Examples

clean copy for the printer
为排字工人提供的誊清稿
foul copy or proof
毛校样,初校
Use carbon paper to make a copy of a letter.
用复写纸复制的一封信
I keep the master copy under lock and key.
我对原件进行了妥善保管。
By tomorrow, I should have the rough draft, and the day following, the final copy.
我明天之前得拿到初稿,后天得拿到终稿。

nciku Video Note

[chāo]

  • Scene:

    抄写字母 / copying letters

  • Examples:

    抄书,抄袭,照抄照转

  • Description:

    抄 means to copy or transcribe. It also means to plagiarize.

Related video notes: 抄、模仿、描

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