duplicate CET6 TEM4 ( duplicating, duplicated, duplicates )

动词读作ˈdjuːplɪˌkeɪt。名词和形容词读作ˈdjuːplɪkɪt。

• 1. 

  V-T If you duplicate something that has already been done, you repeat or copy it. 复制

  例：

  His task will be to duplicate his success overseas here at home.

  他的任务将是在国内复制他在海外的成功。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT Duplicate is also a noun. 复制; 复制品

  例：

  The tight race is almost a duplicate of the elections in Georgia and South Dakota last month that pitted a Republican challenger against a Democratic incumbent.

  这次紧张的竞选几乎是上个月在佐治亚州和南达科他州选举的翻版，由一个共和党的挑战者竞争一个现任的民主党人。

• 3. 

  V-T To duplicate something which has been written, drawn, or recorded onto tape means to make exact copies of it. 复印; 复制

  例：

  ...a business which duplicates video tapes for the film makers.

  …一家为电影制片人复制录像带的企业。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT Duplicate is also a noun. 复本 [also 'in' N]

  例：

  I'm on my way to Switzerland, but I've lost my card. I've got to get a duplicate.

  我在去瑞士的路上，但是我的卡丢了。我得弄张补发卡。

• 5. 

  ADJ 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. 复制的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  He let himself in with a duplicate key.

  他用一把另配的钥匙打开门进去了。