fin·ger·print

noun

/ˈfɪŋɡəprɪnt/

/ˈfɪŋɡərprɪnt/

a mark made by the pattern of lines on the tip of a person’s finger, often used by the police to identify criminals指纹；指印
- His fingerprints were all over the gun.那把枪上布满了他的指纹。
- to take a suspect’s fingerprints采集嫌疑人的指纹
- The car was examined for fingerprints.检查车上是否有指纹。
Synonyms mark
markstain ▪ fingerprint ▪ streak ▪ speck ▪ blot ▪ smear ▪ spotThese are all words for a small area of dirt or another substance on a surface.
mark a small area of dirt, a spot or a cut on a surface that makes it look less good:
The kids left dirty marks all over the kitchen floor.孩子们把厨房的地板弄得污迹斑斑。
stain a dirty mark on something that is difficult to remove, especially one made by a liquid:
blood stains血迹
fingerprint a mark on a surface made by the pattern of lines on the end of a person’s finger, often used by the police to identify criminals:
Her fingerprints were all over the gun.那支枪上布满了她的指纹。
streak a long, thin mark or line that is a different colour from the surface it is on:
She had streaks of grey in her hair.她头上已是白发绺绺。
speck a very small mark, spot or piece of a substance on something:
There isn’t a speck of dust anywhere in the house.整间房子一尘不染。
blot a spot or dirty mark left on something by a substance such as ink or paint being dropped on a surfacesmear a mark made by something such as oil or paint being spread or rubbed on a surfacespot a small dirty mark on something:
There were grease spots all over the walls.墙上满是油渍。
Patterns
- a streak/speck/blot/smear/spot of something
- a greasy mark/stain/smear
- an ink mark/stain/blot/spot
- a grease mark/stain/spot
- to leave a mark/stain/fingerprint/streak/speck/blot/smear
see also DNA fingerprint, genetic fingerprint
Extra Examples
- She was careful not to leave any fingerprints.她小心翼翼以免留下指纹。
- The investigator questioned him and took his fingerprints.审查员询问了他并提取了他的指纹。
- The police were able to obtain a set of fingerprints from the suspect.警方能够提取到疑犯留下的一套指纹。
- The suspect's fingerprints have been matched with those found at the scene of the crime.已将疑犯的指纹和犯罪现场找到的指纹进行比对。
- She checked the room for fingerprints.她检查了房间里是否有指纹。
- She had left an almost perfect set of fingerprints.她留下了一组近乎完美的指纹。
- The fingerprints matched those of the suspect.指纹与嫌疑人的指纹相符。
- The police took their fingerprints.警察录了他们的指纹。
- They examined the window for fingerprints.他们检查了窗户上是否有指纹。
- We'll need to dust the premises for fingerprints.我们需要掸去房间内的灰尘，以防止留下指纹。
Topics Crime and punishmentc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
… of fingerprints
- set
verb + fingerprint
- leave
- check (something) for
- dust something for
- …
fingerprint + noun
- reader
- scanner
- analysis
- …

fin·ger·print

verb

/ˈfɪŋɡəprɪnt/

/ˈfɪŋɡərprɪnt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they fingerprint	/ˈfɪŋɡəprɪnt/ /ˈfɪŋɡərprɪnt/
he / she / it fingerprints	/ˈfɪŋɡəprɪnts/ /ˈfɪŋɡərprɪnts/
past simple fingerprinted	/ˈfɪŋɡəprɪntɪd/ /ˈfɪŋɡərprɪntɪd/
past participle fingerprinted	/ˈfɪŋɡəprɪntɪd/ /ˈfɪŋɡərprɪntɪd/
-ing form fingerprinting	/ˈfɪŋɡəprɪntɪŋ/ /ˈfɪŋɡərprɪntɪŋ/

fingerprint somebody to make a record of somebody's fingerprints, often because they are suspected of committing a crime指纹；指印
- I was booked, fingerprinted and locked up for the night.我被立案审查，录了指纹并关了一夜。
Topics Crime and punishmentc1