The verb is pronounced /'djuːplɪkeɪt, am 'duː-/. The noun and adjective are pronounced /'djuːplɪkət, am 'duː-/. 动词读作 /'djuːplɪkeɪt, 美 'duː-/,名词和形容词读作 /'djuːplɪkət, 美 'duː-/。
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[VERB 动词]重复;复制 If you
duplicate something that has already been done, you repeat or copy it.
His task will be to duplicate his success overseas here at home...
他在海外取得了成功,现在的任务就是要在国内再创辉煌。
Scientists hope the work done in collaboration with other researchers may be duplicated elsewhere.
科学家们希望与其他研究人员合作的成果可以适用于别处。
- Duplicate is also a noun.
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[VERB 动词]复制;复印;复写 To
duplicate something which has been written, drawn, or recorded onto tape means to make exact copies of it.
She found Ned alone in the photocopy room, duplicating some articles.
她发现内德一个人在复印室里复印一些文章。
...a business which duplicates video and cinema tapes for the movie makers.
为电影制片商复制录像带和影带的行业
- Duplicate is also a noun.
I'm on my way to Switzerland, but I've lost my card. I've got to get a duplicate.
我正在去瑞士的路上,可是我把卡弄丢了,得去补办一张。
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[ADJ 形容词]完全一样的;复制的;副本的 Duplicate is used to describe things that have been made as an exact copy of other things, usually in order to serve the same purpose.