释义 |
re·pro·duce \|rēprə|d(y)üs sometimes |rep-\ verb Etymology: re- + produce transitive verb : to produce again: as a. : to produce (new individuals of the same kind) by a sexual or an asexual process : cause the existence of (something of the same class, kind, or nature as another thing) < reproduce a rose > < an animal which can reproduce a lost part > b. : to cause to exist again or anew < reproduce water from steam > c. : to cause to be or seem to be repeated : bring about again : repeat < actors reproduced the sound of running horses by pounding … pillows — American Guide Series: New York > d. : to bring forward, present, or exhibit again < letter from which I reproduce a few characteristic passages — Havelock Ellis > < reproduce a play > e. (1) : to make an image, copy, or other representation of : portray < reproduce a face on canvas > (2) : to copy by a different process or method than that originally employed < reproduce an oil painting by color lithography > f. : to cause to exist in the mind or imagination : create again mentally : represent clearly to the mind g. : to revive mentally : have a mental image of : remember h. : to translate (a recording) into sound or into an electrical voltage intransitive verb 1. : to turn out in a specified way in reproduction < the original will reproduce clearly in a … photocopy — Dun's Review > 2. : to produce offspring < the young couples did not reproduce freely — Willa Cather > |