fax /fæks/ CET4 TEM4 ( faxing, faxed, faxes )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A fax or a fax machine is a piece of equipment used to copy documents by sending information electronically along a telephone line, and to receive copies that are sent in this way. 传真机 [also 'by' N]

  例：

  ...a modern reception desk with telephone and fax.

  …一个有电话和传真机的现代化接待台。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT You can refer to a copy of a document that is transmitted by a fax machine as a fax. 传真件

  例：

  I sent him a long fax, saying I didn't need a maid.

  我发给他一份长长的传真，说我不需要女佣。

• 3. 

  V-T If you fax a document to someone, you send it from one fax machine to another. 发传真

  例：

  I faxed a copy of the agreement to each of the investors.

  我给每位投资者都传真了一份协议副本。

  例：

  Did you fax him a reply?

  你发传真给他答复了吗？