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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++print1 /prɪnt/ ●●● S2 W3 verb 1 words 文字 a) [intransitive, transitive]TCN to produce words, numbers, or pictures on paper, using a machine which puts ink onto the surface 打印；印，印刷 I need to make a few changes before I print the document. 打印文件之前我要作些修改。 The company’s name was printed in bold letters across the top of the page. 公司的名称用黑体字印在页面的顶端。 a printed letter 一封打印的信 The printer’s switched on but it won’t print. 打印机开着，但是无法打印。 As a newspaper publisher he understood the power of the printed word (=words that are printed on paper). 作为报纸出版商，他很清楚印刷文字的力量。 b) [intransitive]TD when a computer document prints, a printed copy of it is produced 〔计算机文件〕打印出来 Press return, then the document should print. 按回车键，文件就会打印出来。2 books/newspapers 书/报纸 [transitive]TCN to produce many printed copies of a book, newspaper etc 印刷，出版，发行 Over five million copies of the paper are printed every day. 这份报纸每日印量超过五百万。 When the book was first written no publisher would print it. 这本书刚写成时没有出版商愿意出版。3 in a newspaper 在报纸上 [transitive]TCN to print a report of something or a letter, speech etc in a newspaper or magazine 〔在报刊上〕刊登，刊载 SYN publish ‘The Express’ was the first paper to print the story. 《快报》是首家刊登这一事件的报纸。 ‘The Telegraph’ has printed numerous articles on this subject over the last three years. 过去三年里《电讯报》已经多次刊载这个主题的文章。 I wrote to the newspaper but my letter wasn’t printed. 我给报纸写了信，不过没有刊登出来。4 photograph 照片 [transitive]TCP to produce a photograph from a photographic film 冲印〔照片〕 It usually takes a couple of hours for the pictures to be developed and printed. 冲印照片通常需要几个小时。5 cloth 布料 [transitive]TIM to decorate cloth with a pattern that is put all over its surface by a machine 印图案于 a skirt printed with brightly coloured flowers 印有鲜艳花朵图案的裙子 a printed silk shirt 真丝印花衬衫6 write 写 [intransitive, transitive]WRITE to write words by hand without joining the letters 用印刷体书写 Please print your name clearly in the top right-hand corner of the page. 请在这页右上角用印刷体清楚地写上您的姓名。7 make a mark 做印记 [transitive]MARK to make a mark on a surface or in a soft substance by pressing something on to it 印上〔印痕〕print something on/in something The mark of the man’s shoe was printed in the mud. 泥地上留有那名男子的鞋印。8 print something ↔ off/out phrasal verb TDto produce a printed copy of a computer document 打印〔计算机文件〕 Could you print a copy off for me? 你能帮我打印一份吗？ I’ll print the file out and then we can look at it. 我会把文件打印出来，这样我们就可以看了。 → a licence to print money at licence(6)→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
print• Where did you get your wedding invitations printed?• Why won't this printer print?• Criticism was therefore banned, and only bare synopses of each film allowed to be printed.• How do you want the pictures printed?• How long will it take for this file to print?• Most of our books are printed abroad.• Bed the base on which the Forme is held when printing by Letterpress.• The maker of printing chemicals said it intends to eliminate about 100 jobs, reducing its work force to about 500.• The schedule should be on good quality paper and printed if cost does not prohibit such luxury.• His second novel was originally printed in Paris.• The mark of a child's shoe was clearly printed in the mud.• I'd like to print it in color if I can.• They printed my letter in the Sunday paper.• Brown's suing the magazine for printing nude photos of him.• This book was printed on recycled paper.• It printed prose and verse in broadside and chapbook form till its activities were cut short by the War.• The Northern Echo printed the story based on information given by prosecutors at the crown court.• A couple of months later I had some bumper stickers printed up.• Please print your name in block capitals.the printed word• In a sense, it will signal the end of the centuries-old dominance of the printed word.• As a printer he understood the power of the printed word and issued handbills to advertise his earliest tours.• Her passing marks a loss for those everywhere who love the printed word, and Tucson is the poorer for it.• But, alas, the printed word can not adequately convey the panting, gasping misery of this particular torment.• He lit a cigarette and gazed at the page of his book until the printed words ceased to dance about.• The conference brings together Christians who believe the printed word is strategic for evangelism and discipleship.• Filtered through the printed word of newspaper pages, politics became less personal and more distant from home.print2 ●●○ W3 noun 1 books/newspapers 书/报纸 [uncountable]TCN writing that has been printed, for example in books or newspapers 印刷的文字 There was no print at all on the backs of the tickets. 门票背面没有印任何文字。in print (=printed in a book, newspaper etc) 已刊印，已发表 It must be really exciting to see your work in print. 看到自己的作品发表一定非常激动。 the pleasure of seeing my name in print 在出版物中看到我名字时的那份喜悦 Very little of his poetry actually got into print (=was printed). 他的诗作鲜有付梓。2 be in print TCNif a book is in print, new copies of it are still being printed 〔书〕仍在印行，仍可买到3. be out of print TCNif a book is out of print, it is no longer being printed and you cannot buy new copies 〔书〕已绝版，已停印4 letters 字母 [uncountable]TCN the letters in which something is printed 印出的字；〔印刷用的〕字体5 the small/fine print DETAILthe details of a legal document, which are often printed in very small writing 〔法律文书中的〕小字印刷条款6 mark 印记 [countable]MARK a mark that is made on a surface by something that has been pressed onto it 印记，印痕7 prints [plural]HBHMARK the marks that are made by the pattern of lines on the ends of your fingers 指纹 SYN fingerprints8 cloth 布料 [countable, uncountable]TIM cloth, especially cotton, on which a coloured pattern has been printed 印花布〔尤指棉布〕9 photograph 照片 [countable]TCP a photograph that has been produced from a film 〔冲印出的〕照片10 picture 图片 [countable]Examples from the Corpus
print• Sure, a print can be straightened out in the lab, but slide shows are unforgiving.• Courbet intended having some of his paintings photographed and prints of these were to be sold at his private exhibition in 1855.• I see your tenderness in the bureaucratic print.• a floral print• I don't want your dirty hand prints all over the walls.• First published in 1937, the book is still in print.• All he had to do, he knew, was get the thing in print.• The information is available in several formats including print, CD-ROM, and from our website.• A new print of "Citizen Kane" has just been released.• We found a set of prints on the door.• I'll order two sets of prints, and you can have one of them.• Some cat left its paw prints on my car.• The prints combined quality and cheapness and were produced in vast numbers.got into print• Yet it was not until 1612 that the little selection entitled Parthenia got into print.large print• It was spelled out in large print.• Young children may need large print but should be educated to use smaller print as their reading develops.set of prints• Another set of prints was published in 1804.• Next year, up to 750 primary schools will receive a different set of prints.From Longman Business Dictionaryprintprint1 /prɪnt/ verb1[intransitive, transitive] to produce words, numbers, pictures etc on paper, using a machine that puts ink onto the surfaceThe system prints each transaction on the customer’s passbook.Kodak’s new desktop machine prints16 pages a minute.print something on somethingThe electronic sorters can only read bar codes printed on the lower right-hand corner of letters.2[transitive] to produce many copies of a document, newspaper, book etc in printed formHis company lost a contract to print 20,000 temporary auto license tags for Tennessee.Estonia hired a foreign firm to print banknotes to replace the ruble.3[transitive] to put a letter, speech, article etc in a book, newspaper etcSYN PUBLISH‘Newsday’ printed the story on Dec. 8.An apology was printed in yesterday’s edition.4[intransitive, transitive]COMPUTING if a computer prints words on a screen, they appear on the screenAfter a delay of four seconds, the translated sentence is printed on a computer screen.5[transitive] to write words or letters by hand without joining the letters together, so that they look like the letters in a bookPrint your name at the top and sign the declaration at the bottom of page 2. → print something ↔ out/off → print something ↔ up→ See Verb tableprintprint2 noun [uncountable]1information and news in books, newspapers etc, rather than in other MEDIAEuropean services concentrate on print, while in the U.S. the emphasis is on television.We send information to clients using both print and electronic media.2be in print/out of print if a book is in print, new copies of it are still being printed and it is easily available. If it is out of print, it is no longer being printedHis small publishing firm has kept classics by American writers in print.‘Diary of a Nobody’ was published in 1892, and has never been out of print.3the fine/small printLAW the details in a legal document, contract etc that many people do not take the time to read, but that may have serious effectsEven cardholders who pay their bills in full are advised to read the small print carefully.advertisements that display low ticket prices but hide surcharges in the fine printOrigin print2 (1200-1300) Old French preinte, from preint, past participle of preindre “to press”, from Latin premereprint1 verbprint2 nounChinese
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print1 S2 W3 /prɪnt/ 
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a. [intransitive and transitive] to produce words, numbers, or pictures on paper, using a machine which puts ink onto the surface:
I need to make a few changes before I print the document.
The company’s name was printed in bold letters across the top of the page.
a printed letter
The printer’s switched on but it won’t print.
As a newspaper publisher he understood the power of the printed word (=words that are printed on paper).
b. [intransitive] when a computer document prints, a printed copy of it is produced:
Press return, then the document should print.
2. BOOKS/NEWSPAPERS [transitive] to produce many printed copies of a book, newspaper etc:
Over five million copies of the paper are printed every day.
When the book was first written no publisher would print it.
3. IN A NEWSPAPER [transitive] to print a report of something or a letter, speech etc in a newspaper or magazine
SYN publish:
‘The Express’ was the first paper to print the story.
‘The Telegraph’ has printed numerous articles on this subject over the last three years.
I wrote to the newspaper but my letter wasn’t printed.
4. PHOTOGRAPH [transitive] to produce a photograph from a photographic film:
It usually takes a couple of hours for the pictures to be developed and printed.
5. CLOTH [transitive] to decorate cloth with a pattern that is put all over its surface by a machine:
a skirt printed with brightly coloured flowers
a printed silk shirt
6. WRITE [intransitive and transitive] to write words by hand without joining the letters:
Please print your name clearly in the top right-hand corner of the page.
7. MAKE A MARK [transitive] to make a mark on a surface or in a soft substance by pressing something on to it
print something on/in something
The mark of the man’s shoe was printed in the mud.
⇨ a licence to print money at licence(6)
print something ↔ off/out phrasal verb
to produce a printed copy of a computer document:
Could you print a copy off for me?
I’ll print the file out and then we can look at it.
print2 W3 noun
There was no print at all on the backs of the tickets.
in print (=printed in a book, newspaper etc)
It must be really exciting to see your work in print.
the pleasure of seeing my name in print
Very little of his poetry actually got into print (=was printed).
2. be in print if a book is in print, new copies of it are still being printed:
After fifty years, the book is still in print.
3. be out of print if a book is out of print, it is no longer being printed and you cannot buy new copies
4. LETTERS [uncountable] the letters in which something is printed:
The book is also available in large print.
The print quality of the new printer is excellent.
5. the small/fine print the details of a legal document, which are often printed in very small writing:
Always read the small print before signing anything.
6. MARK [countable] a mark that is made on a surface by something that has been pressed onto it:
His feet left deep prints in the soft soil.
7. prints [plural] the marks that are made by the pattern of lines on the ends of your fingers
SYN fingerprints:
The police found a set of prints on the car door.
8. CLOTH [uncountable and countable] cloth, especially cotton, on which a coloured pattern has been printed:
a lovely selection of floral prints
She was wearing a cotton print dress.
9. PHOTOGRAPH [countable] a photograph that has been produced from a film:
Why don’t you order an extra set of prints?
a colour print
10. PICTURE [countable]
a. a picture that is made by cutting lines onto a piece of metal or wood and then printing it onto paper
b. a copy of a painting that is produced by taking a photograph of it and printing it onto paper
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verb Word Family: noun: print, printer, printing; adjective: printed, printable ≠ unprintable; verb: print
1. WORDS a. [intransitive and transitive] to produce words, numbers, or pictures on paper, using a machine which puts ink onto the surface:
b. [intransitive] when a computer document prints, a printed copy of it is produced:
2. BOOKS/NEWSPAPERS [transitive] to produce many printed copies of a book, newspaper etc:
3. IN A NEWSPAPER [transitive] to print a report of something or a letter, speech etc in a newspaper or magazine
SYN publish:
4. PHOTOGRAPH [transitive] to produce a photograph from a photographic film:
5. CLOTH [transitive] to decorate cloth with a pattern that is put all over its surface by a machine:
6. WRITE [intransitive and transitive] to write words by hand without joining the letters:
7. MAKE A MARK [transitive] to make a mark on a surface or in a soft substance by pressing something on to it
print something on/in something
⇨ a licence to print money at licence(6)
print something ↔ off/out phrasal verb
to produce a printed copy of a computer document:
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noun Word Family: noun: print, printer, printing; adjective: printed, printable ≠ unprintable; verb: print
Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: preinte, from preint, past participle of preindre 'to press', from Latin premere
1. BOOKS/NEWSPAPERS [uncountable] writing that has been printed, for example in books or newspapers:Language: Old French
Origin: preinte, from preint, past participle of preindre 'to press', from Latin premere
in print (=printed in a book, newspaper etc)
2. be in print if a book is in print, new copies of it are still being printed:
3. be out of print if a book is out of print, it is no longer being printed and you cannot buy new copies
4. LETTERS [uncountable] the letters in which something is printed:
5. the small/fine print the details of a legal document, which are often printed in very small writing:
6. MARK [countable] a mark that is made on a surface by something that has been pressed onto it:
7. prints [plural] the marks that are made by the pattern of lines on the ends of your fingers
SYN fingerprints:
8. CLOTH [uncountable and countable] cloth, especially cotton, on which a coloured pattern has been printed:
9. PHOTOGRAPH [countable] a photograph that has been produced from a film:
10. PICTURE [countable]
a. a picture that is made by cutting lines onto a piece of metal or wood and then printing it onto paper
b. a copy of a painting that is produced by taking a photograph of it and printing it onto paper
picture a scene, person or thing that has been represented on paper using a pencil, a pen or paint 指用铅笔、钢笔或颜料画出的图画、绘画 ：◆ The children were drawing pictures of their pets. 孩子在画他们的宠物。 painting a picture that has been made using paint 指用颜料画出的图画、绘画 ：◆ a collection of paintings by American artists 美国艺术家的绘画作品集 drawing a picture that has been made using a pencil or pen, not paint 指用铅笔或钢笔而非颜料画出的图画、素描画 ：◆ a pencil/charcoal drawing 铅笔画；炭笔画 portrait a painting, drawing or photograph of a person, especially of the head and shoulders 指肖像、半身画像、半身照 ：◆ Vermeer's 'Portrait of the artist in his studio' 弗美尔的 “艺术家在工作室的肖像” ◆ a self-portrait (= a painting that you do of yourself )自画像 print a picture that has been copied from a painting using photography 指（用照相制版法制作的）绘画复制品 ：◆ a Renoir print 一张雷诺阿画作的影印件 sketch a simple picture that is drawn quickly and does not have many details 指素描、速写、草图 ：◆ I usually do a few very rough sketches before I start on a painting. 我开始作画之前通常会画几幅草图。
Patterns
to draw a picture/portrait/sketchto paint a picture/portraitto make a painting/drawing/portrait/print/sketchto do a painting/drawing/portrait/sketch
Creating art 艺术创作
make a work of art/a drawing/a sketch/a sculpture/a statue/engravings/etchings/prints创作艺术品；绘画；画素描；创作雕塑／雕像／雕版印刷品／蚀刻画／版画 do an oil painting/a self-portrait/a line drawing/a rough sketch画油画／自画像／线条画／草图 create a work of art/an artwork/paintings and sculptures创作一件艺术品／绘画和雕塑 produce paintings/portraits/oil sketches/his most celebrated work/a series of prints创作绘画／肖像画／油画速写／他最知名的作品／一组版画 paint a picture/landscape/portrait/mural/in oils/in watercolours/( in watercolors/on canvasespecially
画画／风景画／肖像画／壁画／油画／水彩画；在画布上画 draw a picture/a portrait/a cartoon/a sketch/a line/a figure/the human form/in charcoal/in ink画画／肖像／漫画／素描／线条／形体／人形／木炭画／墨水画 sketch a preliminary drawing/a figure/a shape勾勒草图／形体／图形 carve a figure/an image/a sculpture/an altarpiece/reliefs/a block of wood雕刻形体／形象／雕塑／祭坛雕塑／浮雕／一块木头 sculpt a portrait bust/a statue/an abstract figure雕刻半身像／塑像／抽象形体 etch a line/a pattern/a design/a name into the glass蚀刻线条／图案／图样／名字在玻璃杯上 mix colours/( colors/pigments/paintsespecially
调色；调颜料 add/apply thin/thick layers of paint/colour/( color/pigmentespecially
加上薄薄／厚厚几层颜料 use oil pastels/charcoal/acrylic paint/a can of spray paint使用油画棒／木炭笔／丙烯酸颜料／一罐喷雾颜料 work in bronze/ceramics/stone/oils/pastels/watercolour/a wide variety of media用青铜／陶瓷／石头／油彩／蜡笔／水彩／各种各样的材料制作艺术品
Describing art 描述艺术
paint/depict a female figure/a biblical scene/a pastoral landscape/a domestic interior画／描绘女性形体／与《圣经》有关的场景／田园风光／家庭室内场景 depict/illustrate a traditional/mythological/historical/religious theme描绘／阐释传统的／神话的／历史的／宗教的主题 create an abstract composition/a richly textured surface/a distorted perspective设计抽象的艺术构图／丰富的层次／视觉扭曲效果 paint dark/rich/skin/flesh tones用颜料绘成深色／浓重的颜色／肤色／肉色 use broad brush strokes/loose brushwork/vibrant colours/a limited palette/simple geometric forms用粗笔线条／散漫的笔法／鲜艳的颜色／有限的色调／简单的几何图形 develop/adopt/paint in a stylized manner/an abstract style用非写实手法／抽象方式阐明／采用／描绘
Showing and selling art 艺术品展示及销售
commission an altarpiece/a bronze bust of sb/a portrait/a religious work/an artist to paint sth委托创作一幅祭坛画／一座某人的半身铜像／一幅肖像画／一件宗教艺术品；委托艺术家为某物作画 frame a painting/portrait给一幅画／肖像画镶框 hang art/a picture/a painting悬挂艺术品／图画／画作 display/exhibit modern art/sb's work/a collection/original artwork/drawings/sculptures/a piece陈列／展出现代艺术品／某人的作品／收藏品／艺术真品／图画／雕塑／一件艺术品 be displayed/hung in a gallery/museum在美术馆／博物馆展出 install/place a sculpture in/at/on sth在某处安放一座雕塑 erect/unveil a bronze/marble/life-size statue竖立／揭幕一座铜像／大理石像／与真人一样大的雕像 hold/host/mount/open/curate/see an exhibition( /especially
BrE ( an exhibitNAmE usually
举办／主持／筹办／举行／组织／观看展览 be/go on ( exhibition/BrE ( exhibitNAmE 参展 feature/promote/showcase a conceptual artist/contemporary works重点介绍／宣传／展示一位概念派艺术家／当代作品 collect African art/modern British paintings/Japanese prints收藏非洲艺术品／现代英国绘画／日本版画 restore/preserve a fresco/great works of art修复／保护湿壁画／伟大的艺术品
photograph a picture that has been made using a camera 指照片、相片 ：◆ a photograph of the house 这座房子的照片 ◆ Can I take a photograph? 我可以拍个照吗？ picture a photograph 指照片、相片 ：◆ We had our picture taken in front of the hotel. 我们在旅馆前照了相。 photo a photograph 指照片、相片 ：◆ a passport photo 护照照片
photograph, picture or photo? 用 photograph、picture 还是 photo？
shot a photograph 指照片、相片 ：◆ I tried to get a shot of him in the water. 我试着给他拍一张在水中的照片。 NOTE Shot often places more emphasis on the process of taking the photograph, rather than the finished picture.* shot 通常更强调拍摄照片的过程，而非已拍出的照片。 snapshot/snap an informal photograph that is taken quickly, and not by a professional photographer 指非专业摄影师随手抓拍的照片 ：◆ holiday snaps 度假时随手拍的照片 print a copy of a photograph that is produced from film or from a digital camera 指由胶片或数码相机洗印的照片 ：◆ a set of prints 一套照片
Patterns
a colour photograph/picture/photo/snap/printto take a photograph/picture/photo/shot/snapshot