| 单词 | tape |
| 释义 | tape (teɪp ) Word forms: tapes , taping , taped 1. uncountable noun [oft on NOUN] B2 Tape is a narrow plastic strip covered with a magnetic substance. It is used to record sounds, pictures, and computer information. Tape is expensive and loses sound quality every time it is copied. Many students declined to be interviewed on tape. 2. countable noun B2 A tape is a cassette or spool with magnetic tape wound round it. ...a cassette tape. Her brother once found an old tape of her music hidden in the back of a drawer. 3. verb B2 If you tape music, sounds, or television pictures, you record them so that you can watch or listen to them later. She has just taped an interview. [VERB noun] He shouldn't be taping without the singer's permission. [VERB] ...taped evidence from prisoners. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: record, video, tape-record, make a recording of taping Word forms: tapings countable noun ...an unauthorized taping. 4. variable noun A tape is a strip of cloth used to tie things together or to identify who a piece of clothing belongs to. The books were all tied up with tape. Synonyms: binding, strip, band, string 5. countable noun A tape is a ribbon that is stretched across the finishing line of a race. ...the finishing tape. 6. uncountable noun B2 Tape is a sticky strip of plastic used for sticking things together. ...strong adhesive tape. 7. verb If you tape one thing to another, you attach it using sticky tape. I taped the base of the feather onto the velvet. [V n + onto/to] There are notes from years ago taped to the walls. [V n onto/to n] The envelope has been tampered with and then taped shut again. [be VERB-ed adjective] Synonyms: bind, secure, stick, seal 8. See also magnetic tape, masking tape, red tape, sticky tape, videotape Phrasal verbs: tape up phrasal verb If you tape something up, you fasten tape around it firmly, in order to protect it or hold it in a fixed position. Put the bottles into boxes and tape them up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Shopkeepers were taping up their windows. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] Idioms: red tape official rules and procedures that seem complicated and unnecessary and that cause delay Two lawyers have written a book in a bid to help people cut through the red tape when dealing with British immigration and nationality laws. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 磁带, 录音 Japanese: テープ, テープに記録する |
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