print

verb

🔊/prɪnt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they print	🔊/prɪnt/ 🔊/prɪnt/
he / she / it prints	🔊/prɪnts/ 🔊/prɪnts/
past simple printed	🔊/ˈprɪntɪd/ 🔊/ˈprɪntɪd/
past participle printed	🔊/ˈprɪntɪd/ 🔊/ˈprɪntɪd/
-ing form printing	🔊/ˈprɪntɪŋ/ 🔊/ˈprɪntɪŋ/

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letters/pictures图文

[transitive, intransitive] to produce letters, pictures, etc. on paper using a machine that puts ink (= coloured liquid) on the surface在纸上印；打印

print (something) I'm printing a copy of the document for you.我正在给你印一份这个文件。🔊🔊
Do you want your address printed at the top of the letter?你要不要把地址印在信的顶端？🔊🔊
(computing计算机) Click on the icon when you want to print.你想打印时就点击一下这个图标。🔊🔊
be printed with something Each card is printed with a different message.每张卡片都印着不同的信息。🔊🔊

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I couldn't get the graphics to print correctly.我无法将图表正确地打印出来。
The images are scanned onto computers and digitally printed.图像扫描到电脑后再数字打印出来。
The message was printed in blue ink.信息用蓝色墨水印刷。
printing from a file打印文档

Topics Computersa2

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

beautifully
badly
cheaply
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preposition

from
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books/newspapers书报

[transitive] print something to produce books, newspapers, etc. by printing them in large quantities印刷

They printed 30 000 copies of the book.这本书他们印了 3 万册。🔊🔊
The firm specializes in printing calendars.这家公司专门印制日历。

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She had the memoir privately printed in a limited edition.她自费出版了这部回忆录，印数有限。
The book is beautifully printed on good quality paper.那本书纸质优良，印刷精美。
We had the first issue of the newsletter professionally printed.我们有专业印刷的第一期简报。
a leaflet printed on recycled paper用再生纸印刷的传单
He was handing out cheaply printed business cards.他在分发便宜印制的名片。

Topics Literature and writinga2

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

beautifully
badly
cheaply
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preposition

from
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publish出版

print something [transitive] to publish something in printed form登载；刊登；发表

The photo was printed in all the national newspapers.这张照片被刊登在各全国性报纸上。🔊🔊
The magazine was sued for printing a libellous article about her family.这家杂志因刊登了诽谤她家人的文章而被起诉。

photograph照片

[transitive] print something (from something) to produce a photograph on paper from a digital file or from film洗印；冲洗

Photographs can be printed from a digital file or from a negative.数字文档或底片均可打印出照片。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

beautifully
badly
cheaply
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preposition

from
in
on
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write书写

[transitive, intransitive] print (something) to write without joining the letters together用印刷体写（字母之间笔画不相连接）

Print your name and address clearly in the space provided.请用印刷体在空白处填写你的姓名和住址。🔊🔊
He had printed his name in capitals at the bottom of the picture.他已经在图片的底部大写了他的名字。
In some countries children learn to print when they first go to school.在有些国家，儿童刚上学时学习用印刷体书写。🔊🔊

make mark留痕迹

[transitive] print something (in/on something) to make a mark on a soft surface by pressing（在松软的表面）压印，印出

The tracks of the large animal were clearly printed in the sand.这只大动物的足迹清晰地印在沙滩上。🔊🔊
(figurative) The memory of that day was indelibly printed on his brain.那天的记忆永不磨灭地深印在他的脑海里。🔊🔊

make design印图案

[transitive] to make a design on a surface or cloth by pressing a surface against it which has been coloured with ink or dye印（图案）；印染

print A on B They had printed their own design on the T-shirt.他们在 T 恤衫上印了自己设计的图案。🔊🔊
print B with A a T-shirt printed with their own design印有自己设计的T恤

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

beautifully
badly
cheaply
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preposition

from
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Word OriginMiddle English (denoting the impression made by a stamp or seal): from Old French preinte ‘pressed’, feminine past participle of preindre, from Latin premere ‘to press’.

Idioms

a licence to print money

(disapproving) used to describe a business that makes a lot of money with little effort 不费劲挣大钱；一本万利；摇钱树

not worth the paper it’s written/printed on

(of an agreement or official document协议或正式文件) having no value, especially legally, or because one of the people involved has no intention of doing what they said they would（尤指在法律上）毫无价值

the printed word/page

what is published in books, newspapers, etc.印在书报上的文字；书刊文字；印刷品
- the power of the printed word书刊文字的力量

print

noun

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letters/numbers文字；数字

[uncountable] letters, words, numbers, etc. that have been printed onto paper印刷字体

The tiny print was hard to read without my glasses.没有我的眼镜，很难看清小字。
in… print in large/bold print 大/粗体字
The terms of delivery appear at the bottom of the invoice in small print.交货条款以小字体显示在发票底部。
The print quality of the new laser printer is superb.新激光打印机的打印质量好极了。🔊🔊
the print edition/version of the dictionary字典的印刷版/版本
television and print ads电视和平面广告

newspapers/books书报

[uncountable] used to refer to the business of producing newspapers, magazines and books印刷行业；出版界

the print media印刷媒体
print unions出版业工会

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

large
fine
small
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verb + print

read

print + noun

journalism
media
ad
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preposition

in print
out of print

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mark痕迹

[countable, usually plural] a mark left by your finger, foot, etc. on the surface of something指纹；手印；脚印；足迹

His prints were found on the gun.在枪上发现了他的指纹。🔊🔊
There were paw prints everywhere.到处都是爪印。

picture图片

[countable] a picture that is cut into wood or metal then covered with ink (= coloured liquid for printing, drawing, etc.) and printed onto paper; a picture that is copied from a painting using photography版画；（用照相制版法制作的）绘画复制品

a framed set of prints一组镶框的版画
a Renoir print一张雷诺阿画作的影印件

photograph照片

[countable] a photograph produced from film（用底片洗印的）相片

How many sets of prints would you like?你想洗几套照片？🔊🔊
a colour print一张彩色照片

Synonyms photographphotograph

picture
photo
shot
snapshot/snap
print

These are all words for a picture that has been made using a camera.

photograph
a picture that has been made using a camera:
- a photograph of the house这座房子的照片
- Can I take a photograph?我可以拍个照吗？
picture
a photograph:
- We had our picture taken in front of the hotel.我们在旅馆前照了相。
photo
a photograph:
- a passport photo护照照片

photograph, picture or photo?用 photograph、picture 还是 photo？Photograph is slightly more formal and photo is slightly less formal. Picture is used especially in the context of photographs in newspapers, magazines and books.

shot
a photograph:
- I tried to get a shot of him in the water.我试着给他拍一张在水中的照片。
Shot often places more emphasis on the process of taking the photograph, rather than the finished picture.
snapshot/snap
an informal photograph that is taken quickly, and not by a professional photographer:
- holiday snaps度假时随手拍的照片
print
a copy of a photograph that is produced from film or from a digital camera:
- a set of prints一套照片

Patterns

a colour photograph/picture/photo/snap/print
to take a photograph/picture/photo/shot/snapshot

cloth织物

[uncountable, countable] cotton cloth that has a pattern printed on it; this pattern印花棉布（或图案）；花样

a cotton print dress花布连衣裙
a floral print花卉图案

print

letters/pictures图文

books/newspapers书报

publish出版

photograph照片

write书写

make mark留痕迹

make design印图案

print

letters/numbers文字；数字

newspapers/books书报

mark痕迹

picture图片

photograph照片

cloth织物

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