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This flashcard defines the word "copy." It can be used as a noun meaning a replica or duplicate (e.g., a copy of a document), or as a verb meaning to reproduce, duplicate, or imitate something (e.g., to copy a document or to copy someone's behavior). Examples illustrate these different uses.

The flashcard defines "copy" in English with its pronunciation and grammatical classifications. It explains that "copy" can be a noun referring to a replica or duplicate, or a verb meaning to reproduce, duplicate, or imitate something. Examples are provided for each usage.

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]复制品;复印件 If you make a copy of something, you produce something that looks like the original thing.
  [usu N of n]
  • The reporter apparently obtained a copy of Steve's resignation letter...

    那记者显然弄到了史蒂夫辞职信的复印件。

  • Always keep a copy of everything in your own files.

    要时刻牢记把所有文件都备份。

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[VERB 动词]复制;复印;仿造 If you copy something, you produce something that looks like the original thing.
  [V n]
  [V n from n]
  • She never participated in obtaining or copying any classified documents for anyone.

    她从未参与过为任何人获取或复制机密文件之事。

  • ...lawsuits against companies who have unlawfully copied computer programs.

    对非法复制计算机程序的公司提起的诉讼

  • ...top designers, whose work has been widely copied...

    其作品被很多人仿制的顶级设计师

  • He copied the chart from a book.

    他从一本书上复印了那个图表。

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[VERB 动词]抄写;誊写 If you copy a piece of writing, you write it again exactly.
  [V n]
  [V n into n]
  [V from n]
  [V P n (not pron)]
  [V n P]
  • He would allow John slyly to copy his answers to impossibly difficult algebra questions...

    他会让约翰偷偷抄下自己对一些极难的代数题的解答。

  • He copied the data into a notebook...

    他将数据抄在一个笔记本上。

  • We're copying from textbooks because we don't have enough to go round.

    我们在抄课本,因为课本不够。

  • Copy out means the same as copy .copy out 同 copy
    • He wrote the title on the blackboard, then copied out the text sentence by sentence...

      他将题目写在黑板上,然后逐句抄下课文。

    • 'Did he leave a phone number?' — 'Oh, yes.' She copied it out for him.

      “他留电话号码了吗?”——“嗯,留了。”她将号码给他抄了下来。

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[VERB 动词]模仿;效法;仿效 If you copy a person or what they do, you try to do what they do or try to be like them, usually because you admire them or what they have done.
  [V n]
  [V n from n]
  • Children can be seen to copy the behaviour of others whom they admire or identify with...

    人们发现儿童会模仿他们所崇拜或有共鸣感的人。

  • He can claim to have been defeated by opponents copying his own tactics.

    他可以说是被仿效自己策略的对手们给打败了。

  • ...the coquettish gestures she had copied from actresses in soap operas.

    她从肥皂剧中的那些女演员那里学来的一些搔首弄姿的动作

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  • Children learn by copying.

    儿童通过模仿来学习。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](书、报纸或CD的)一本,一册,一份 A copy of a book, newspaper, or CD is one of many that are exactly the same.
  [oft N of n]
  • I bought a copy of 'USA Today' from a street-corner machine...

    我从街角的自动售卖机买了一份《今日美国》。

  • You can obtain a copy for $2 from New York Central Art Supply.

    花两美元就能从纽约艺术用品中心买到一册。

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](准备刊印或广播的)原稿,稿件 In journalism, copy is written material that is ready to be printed or read in a broadcast.
  [TECHNICAL 术语]
  • ...his ability to write the most lyrical copy in the history of sports television.

    他能够撰写体育节目史上最富热情和激情的稿件

  • ...advertising copy.

    广告文案

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]有报道价值的消息;新闻素材 In journalism, copy is news or information that can be used in an article in a newspaper.
  [TECHNICAL 术语]
  • ...journalists looking for good copy.

    搜罗好题材的记者

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See also:
back copy
carbon copy
hard copy
    相关词组:
    copy down
    copy out

    Oxford copy / ˈkɒpi ; NAmE ˈkɑːpi /
    noun
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    verb
    copy copies copied copying
    noun ( plural copies ) 1 [countable ] copy(of sth) a thing that is made to be the same as sth else, especially a document or a work of art (尤指文件或艺术品的)复印件,副本,复制品 I will send you a copy of the report. 我会把这个报告的复印本寄给你。 The thieves replaced the original painting with a copy. 盗贼们用摹本换走了原画。 You should make a copyof the disk as a backup. 你应该将磁盘复制一个备份。 see also
    hard copy
    2 [countable ] a single example of a book, newspaper, etc. of which many have been made (书、报纸等的)一本,一册,一份 a copy of ‘The Times’ 一份《泰晤士报》 The book sold 20 000 copies within two weeks. 这本书在两周内销售了 2 万册。 see also
    back copy
    3 [uncountable ] written material that is to be printed in a newspaper, magazine, etc; news or information that can be used in a newspaper article or advertisement (报刊等的)稿件;(可用于报纸文章或广告的)消息,信息 The subeditors prepare the reporters' copy for the paper and write the headlines. 助理编辑处理记者为报纸写的稿件并加标题。 This will make great copy for the advertisement. 这可当作这则广告的绝妙广告词。 4 [countable ] =
    photocopy
    Could I have ten copies of this page, please? 请把这一页给我复印十份好吗?
    5 [countable ] ( IndE) a book used by students for writing exercises, etc. in 作业本;练习本
    verb ( cop·ies , copy·ing , cop·ied , cop·ied ) 1 [transitive ] copysth to make sth that is exactly like sth else 复制;复印;仿造;临摹 They copied the designs from those on Greek vases. 他们临摹希腊花瓶上的图案。 Everything in the computer's memory can be copied onto DVDs. 计算机内存里的所有资料都可以复制到 DVD 光盘上。 2 [transitive ] to write sth exactly as it is written somewhere else 抄写;誊写 copysth (from sth) (into/onto sth) She copied the phone number into her address book. 她把那个电话号码抄写在自己的通讯录上。 copysth (down/out) I copied out several poems. 我抄录了几首诗歌。 3 [transitive ] copysb/sth to behave or do sth in the same way as sb else 模仿;效法;仿效 SYN
    imitate
    She copies everything her sister does. 她一切都效仿她的姐姐。 Their tactics have been copied by other terrorist organizations. 他们的手段已被其他恐怖组织效仿。
    4 [intransitive ] copy(from/off sb) to cheat in an exam, school work, etc. by writing what sb else has written and pretending it is your own work 作弊;抄袭 5 [transitive ] copysth ( especially NAmE) =
    photocopy
    PHRASAL VERB ˌcopy sb ˈin (on sth) to send sb a copy of a letter, email message, etc. that you are sending to sb else 把(信件、电子邮件等)抄送某人;给某人寄…的副本 Can you copy me in on your report? 你的报告给我抄送一份好吗?
    copy / ˈkɒpi ; NAmE ˈkɑːpi /
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    copy1 noun
    copy2 verb
    copycop‧y1 /ˈkɒpi $ ˈkɑːpi/ ●●● S1 W2 noun (plural copies)
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    1[countable] something that is made to be exactly like another thingcopy of She forwarded them a copy of her British passport. This chair is a copy of an original design. Be sure to make copies of all the documents. back-up copies of your files2[countable] one of many books, magazines, records etc that are all exactly the samecopy of We have six copies of the movie to give away. a copy of the local newspaper The hardback costs £16.99 a copy. The record sold a million copies. Free copies are available on request.3[uncountable] technical something written in order to be printed in a newspaper, magazine, advertisement etc:  Now that I’ve seen the finished copy, I’m delighted.4good copy informal interesting news:  The interviews made good copy and helped with the film’s publicity.
    fair copy
    , hard copy
    , soft copy
    COLLOCATIONSverbsbe a copy of something· The rug is a copy of a fine Chinese carpet.make a copy of something· Make a copy of the letter before you send it.keep a copy of something (also retain a copy of something formal)· Did you keep a copy of the email?send/receive a copy of something· Could you send me a copy of the agreement?attach a copy of something (=in an email)· I’m attaching a copy of the schedule.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + copya good copy (=one that is very like the original)· The painting is a good copy of the original.a close copy (=a good copy)· It is a close copy of a bronze figure found in Iceland.a back-up copy (=made in case the original is lost)· Be sure you regularly make back-up copies of your data.
    copy1 noun
    copy2 verb
    copycopy2 ●●● S2 verb (past tense and past participle copied, present participle copying, third person singular copies)
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    1[intransitive, transitive] to deliberately make or produce something that is exactly like another thing:  Could you copy this letter and send it out, please? To copy a file, press F3.copy (something) from something a design copied from an 18th-century wallpaper The pupils just copy from textbooks and learn facts.copy something into something He copied the number into his notebook (=wrote the same number there).2[transitive] to deliberately do something that someone else has done or behave like someone else:  Children often copy what they see on television. I found myself copying him and his mannerisms.3[intransitive, transitive] to cheat in an examination, schoolwork etc by looking at someone else’s work and writing the same thing as they havecopy from Jeremy had copied from the girl next to him.THESAURUScopy to deliberately make or produce something that is exactly like another thing: · You could copy the files onto a CD.· Many people have tried to copy his paintings.photocopy to copy a piece of paper with writing or pictures on it, using a machine: · I’ll photocopy the letter and give it to you.reproduce to print a copy of a picture or document, especially in a book or newspaper: · The image has been reproduced in many magazines and newspapers around the world.forge to illegally copy something written or printed: · He forged my signature.· forged £10 notespirate to illegally copy and sell something such as a book, DVD, or computer program: · The survey suggests that 27% of software in the UK has been pirated.copy something ↔ down phrasal verb to write something down exactly as it was said or written:  I must have copied your number down wrong.copy somebody in phrasal verb to send someone a copy of an email message you are sending to someone elsecopy in on Can you copy me in on the memo you’re sending to Chris?copy something ↔ out phrasal verb to write something again exactly as it is written in the document that you are looking at:  The monks copied their manuscripts out by hand.copy something ↔ up phrasal verb British English to write something again in a better or neater form SYN  write up:  It is important to copy up your notes soon after the lecture.
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    copy

    [ˈkɒpi]copied, copying, copies

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    copied[3077] copies[9534] copying[1833]
    复制(54%),副本(20%),一份(16%),抄袭(3%),抄写(3%),复制品(2%),一册(1%),抄本(1%)
    n.副本;一册;摹仿
    vt.复制;复印;抄袭
    vi.复制;复印;抄袭

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