duplicate

柯林斯词典

動詞讀作ˈdjuːplɪˌkeɪt。名詞和形容詞讀作ˈdjuːplɪkɪt。

1. V-T If you duplicate something that has already been done, you repeat or copy it. 複制
His task will be to duplicate his success overseas here at home. 他的任務將是在國內複制他在海外的成功。
2. N-COUNT Duplicate is also a noun. 複制; 複制品
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. 這次緊張的競選幾乎是上個月在佐治亞州和南達科他州選擧的繙版，由一個共和黨的挑戰者競爭一個現任的民主黨人。
3. V-T To duplicate something which has been written, drawn, or recorded onto tape means to make exact copies of it. 複印; 複制
...a business which duplicates video tapes for the film makers. …一家爲電影制片人複制錄像帶的企業。
4. N-COUNT Duplicate is also a noun. 複本[also 'in' N]
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，但是我的卡丟了。我得弄張補發卡。
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. 複制的[ADJ n]
He let himself in with a duplicate key. 他用一把另配的鈅匙打開門進去了。