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-/。
1 VERB 重复;复制 If you duplicate something that has already been done, you repeat or copy it. 重复;复制
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His task will be to duplicate his success overseas here at home. [VERB noun]
他在海外取得了成功，现在的任务就是要在国内再创辉煌。
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Scientists hope the work done in collaboration with other researchers may be duplicated elsewhere. [VERB noun]
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。
SYN repeat, reproduce, echo, copy
Duplicate is also a noun.
2 VERB 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. 复制;复印;复写
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She found Ned alone in the photocopy room, duplicating some articles. [VERB noun]
她发现内德一个人在复印室里复印一些文章。
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...a business which duplicates video and cinema tapes for the movie makers. [VERB noun]
为电影制片商复制录像带和影带的行业
Duplicate is also a noun.
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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。
3 ADJ [ADJ n] 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. 完全一样的;复制的;副本的
SYN identical, matched, matching, twin
| Word Link | du ≈ two : duplex, duplicate, duplicitous |
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