duplicate

柯林斯词典

动词读作ˈdjuːplɪˌkeɪt。名词和形容词读作ˈdjuːplɪkɪt。

1. V-T If you duplicate something that has already been done, you repeat or copy it. 复制
His task will be to duplicate his success overseas here at home. 他的任务将是在国内复制他在海外的成功。
2. N-COUNT Duplicate is also a noun. 复制; 复制品
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. 这次紧张的竞选几乎是上个月在佐治亚州和南达科他州选举的翻版，由一个共和党的挑战者竞争一个现任的民主党人。
3. V-T To duplicate something which has been written, drawn, or recorded onto tape means to make exact copies of it. 复印; 复制
...a business which duplicates video tapes for the film makers. …一家为电影制片人复制录像带的企业。
4. N-COUNT Duplicate is also a noun. 复本[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，但是我的卡丢了。我得弄张补发卡。
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. 复制的[ADJ n]
He let himself in with a duplicate key. 他用一把另配的钥匙打开门进去了。