duplicate

1. V-T If you duplicate something that has already been done, you repeat or copy it. 復(fù)制

His task will be to duplicate his success overseas here at home. 他的任務(wù)將是在國(guó)內(nèi)復(fù)制他在海外的成功。

2. N-COUNT Duplicate is also a noun. 復(fù)制; 復(fù)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. 這次緊張的競(jìng)選幾乎是上個(gè)月在佐治亞州和南達(dá)科他州選舉的翻版，由一個(gè)共和黨的挑戰(zhàn)者競(jìng)爭(zhēng)一個(gè)現(xiàn)任的民主黨人。

3. V-T To duplicate something which has been written, drawn, or recorded onto tape means to make exact copies of it. 復(fù)印; 復(fù)制

...a business which duplicates video tapes for the film makers. …一家為電影制片人復(fù)制錄像帶的企業(yè)。

4. N-COUNT Duplicate is also a noun. 復(fù)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，但是我的卡丟了。我得弄張補(bǔ)發(fā)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. 復(fù)制的[ADJ n]

He let himself in with a duplicate key. 他用一把另配的鑰匙打開(kāi)門進(jìn)去了。