| 单词 | tape |
| 释义 | tape n. & v. --n 1. a narrow strip of woven material for tying up, fastening, etc. 2. a a strip of material stretched across the finishing line of a race. b a similar strip for marking off an area or forming a notional barrier. 3. (in full adhesive tape) a strip of opaque or transparent paper or plastic etc., esp. coated with adhesive for fastening, sticking, masking, insulating, etc. 4. a = magnetic tape. b a tape recording or tape cassette. 5. = tape-measure. --vtr. 1. a tie up or join etc. with tape. b apply tape to. 2. (foll. by off) seal or mark off an area or thing with tape. 3. record on magnetic tape. 4. measure with tape. Phrases and idioms breast the tape win a race. have (or get) a person or thing taped Brit. colloq. understand a person or thing fully. on tape recorded on magnetic tape. tape deck a platform with capstans for using magnetic tape. tape machine a machine for receiving and recording telegraph messages. tape-measure a strip of tape or thin flexible metal marked for measuring lengths. tape-record record (sounds) on magnetic tape. tape recorder apparatus for recording sounds on magnetic tape and afterwards reproducing them. tape recording a recording on magnetic tape. Derivatives tapeable adj. (esp. in sense 3 of v.). tapeless adj. tapelike adj. Etymology: OE t{aelig}ppa, t{aelig}ppe, of unkn. orig. |
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