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Duplicate Copy Exact N Pronounced Means Verb Make

英语单词 duplicate
英美音标 英 ['djuːplɪkət] 美 ['duːplɪkət]
中文释义 n.副本
adj.完全一样的;复制的
v.复制;重复
英语例句 (1) This is a duplicate.
(2) Here is a duplicate copy.
(3) Please duplicate the document for me!
(4) These results duplicate those of others.
中文例句 (1) 这是个副本。
(2) 这是份复制的文本。
(3) 请帮我复写下这份公文。
(4) 这些结果都是重复别人的。
vocabulary简明 Duplicate describes something that's an exact copy. If you tend to accidentally lock yourself out of your car, it's a good idea to carry a duplicate key with you just in case.
vocabulary扩展 The word duplicate is useful when you're talking about a copy of something, like a duplicate of your birth certificate that you keep in a file, or a duplicate driver's license that you apply for after losing the original one. The verb duplicate is pronounced differently, with a long a sound, and it means to make a copy of or to multiply times two. The Latin root, duplicatus, means "to double."
柯林斯解释
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.
  [V n]
  [also in N]
  • 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.
    • Charles scored again, with an exact duplicate of his first goal.

      查尔斯梅开二度,与第一次破门如出一辙。

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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.
  [V n]
  • 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.
  [ADJ n]
  • He let himself in with a duplicate key.

    他用一把复制的钥匙打开门进去。

  • ...a duplicate copy of the loan contract.

    贷款合同的副本

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