photocopy

Word family

pho·to·cop·y1 /ˈfəʊtəʊˌkɒpi $ ˈfoʊtəˌkɑːpi/ noun (plural photocopies) [countableC]

COPYa photographic copy, especially of something printed, written, or drawn 复印件，影印本

I sent him the original document, not a photocopy.

我寄给他的是原件，不是复印件。

Examples from the Corpus

photocopy• Kohl distributed a photocopy of a catalog to reporters.• Please make a photocopy at Happy Endings and send it to me.• Please send a photocopy of your passport.• Simon, I will send you a photocopy of the stuff.• Make as many photocopies as you need and divide the class into four rocket teams.

photocopy2 verb (photocopied, photocopying, photocopies) [transitiveT]

COPYto make a photographic copy of something 复印，影印

Leave the papers with me and I’ll get them photocopied.

把文件留给我，我来复印。

► see thesaurus at copy

—photocopying noun [uncountableU]

Could you do some photocopying for me tomorrow?

明天你能给我复印一些东西吗？

Examples from the Corpus

photocopy• Sorted out some more work to be photocopied. 12.00: My lunch break. 12.30: Back to class.• Or you might want to put photographs into your brochures but have never considered it possible before because they are only photocopied.• There are also handouts, which may be photocopied for personal use.• Could you photocopy it and give me back the original?• Analysts photocopied, proofread, and assembled breathtakingly dull securities documents for ninety and more hours a week.• Photocopy the application before sending it.• We go first to the Embassy to photocopy the article David has done for Korotich.• As in the case of educational photocopying, the original law did not include specific rules for educational videotaping.• If you photocopy these you can mark the items you will need before you call.

From Longman Business Dictionary