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- an exact copy of a document made by electronic scanning and transmitted as data by telecommunications links传真件。
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- mass noun the production or transmission of documents in this way传真：
he received the report by fax.
他收到了传真过来的报告。
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- （亦作 fax machine）a machine for transmitting and receiving such documents传真机。
with obj.
1- send (a document) by such means用传真传输（文件）。
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- contact (someone) by such means用传真与（某人）联系：
to obtain a brochure fax the agent
欲获宣传小册, 请传真联系代理商
no obj. the best way to order goods was to fax.订货的最佳方式是发传真。
词源
1940s.: abbreviation of FACSIMILE.
- non-standard spelling of 'facts', chiefly in informal headings〈非规范〉同facts（多用于非正式的标题中）：
food fax.
有关食品问题的真实情况。