ldoce_097_bfin·ger·print /ˈfɪŋɡəˌprɪnt $ -ɡər-/ ●○○ noun [countableC] SCCa mark made by the pattern of lines at the end of a person’s finger, which is used by the police to find out who has committed a crime 指纹 His fingerprints were all over the gun. 枪上到处是他的指纹。
He was careful not to leave any fingerprints. 他小心地不留下指纹。
The police questioned Beresford and took his fingerprints (=made a record of them). 警察审问了贝雷斯福德,并提取了他的指纹。
► see thesaurus at mark →5 See picture of fingerprint 指纹, footprint 脚印 —fingerprint verb [transitiveT]