photocopy

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pho·to·cop·y1 /ˈfəʊtəʊˌkɒpi $ ˈfoʊtəˌkɑːpi/ ●●○ noun (plural photocopies) [countable]  COPYa photographic copy, especially of something printed, written, or drawn 复印件，影印本 I sent him the original document, not a photocopy. 我寄给他的是原件，不是复印件。

Examples from the Corpus

photocopy• Kohl distributed a photocopy of a catalog to reporters.• Please make a photocopy at Happy Endings and send it to me.• Please send a photocopy of your passport.• Simon, I will send you a photocopy of the stuff.• Make as many photocopies as you need and divide the class into four rocket teams.photocopy2 ●●○ verb (photocopied, photocopying, photocopies) [transitive]  COPYto make a photographic copy of something 复印，影印 Leave the papers with me and I’ll get them photocopied. 把文件留给我，我来复印。► see thesaurus at copy —photocopying noun [uncountable] Could you do some photocopying for me tomorrow? 明天你能给我复印一些东西吗？→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

photocopy• Sorted out some more work to be photocopied. 12.00: My lunch break. 12.30: Back to class.• Or you might want to put photographs into your brochures but have never considered it possible before because they are only photocopied.• There are also handouts, which may be photocopied for personal use.• Could you photocopy it and give me back the original?• Analysts photocopied, proofread, and assembled breathtakingly dull securities documents for ninety and more hours a week.• Photocopy the application before sending it.• We go first to the Embassy to photocopy the article David has done for Korotich.• As in the case of educational photocopying, the original law did not include specific rules for educational videotaping.• If you photocopy these you can mark the items you will need before you call.From Longman Business Dictionaryphotocopypho‧to‧cop‧y /ˈfəʊtəʊˌkɒpiˈfoʊtəˌkɑːpi/ noun (plural photocopies) [countable] a photographic copy of a document etc, made using a photocopierHe made a photocopy of the letter which he sent to a solicitor. —photocopy verb [transitive]You should always photocopy original documents in case they are lost in the post.Photocopying facilities are available.

pho·to·cop·y1 nounphotocopy2 verbChineseSyllable  

written, a drawn or something copy, Corpus Business especially photographic of printed,

photocopy

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pho‧to‧cop‧y¹ S3 W3 /ˈfəʊtəʊˌkɒpi $ ˈfoʊtəˌkɑːpi/ noun (plural photocopies) [countable]
a photographic copy, especially of something printed, written, or drawn:
    I sent him the original document, not a photocopy.

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photocopy² S3 W3 verb (past tense and past participle photocopied, present participle photocopying, third person singular photocopies) [transitive]
to make a photographic copy of something:
    Leave the papers with me and I’ll get them photocopied.
—photocopying noun [uncountable]:
    Could you do some photocopying for me tomorrow?
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ copy to deliberately make or produce something that is exactly like another thing: You could copy the files onto a CD. | Many people have tried to copy his paintings.
   ▪ photocopy to copy a piece of paper with writing or pictures on it, using a machine: I’ll photocopy the letter and give it to you.
   ▪ reproduce to print a copy of a picture or document, especially in a book or newspaper: The image has been reproduced in many magazines and newspapers around the world.
   ▪ forge to illegally copy something written or printed: He forged my signature. | forged £10 notes
   ▪ pirate to illegally copy and sell something such as a book, video, DVD, or computer program: The survey suggests that 27% of software in the UK has been pirated.