tape
noun [ C or U ] uk/teɪp/ us/teɪp/
(RECORDING)
磁带;录音带;录像带
thin plastic in a long, narrow strip with a magnetic covering that allows sounds or sounds and pictures to be recorded and played again, especially one on which sound is recorded
magnetic tape 磁带
I've got that film on tape (= recorded) if you want to borrow it. 我已经把那部电影录了下来，你可以借去看。
If you give me a blank tape (= one with nothing on it) I'll record it for you. 如果你给我一盘空白带，我就帮你录。
- More examples
- Your tape deck has chewed up my cassette!
- The course comprises a class book, a practice book and an audio tape.
- Now the data is being transferred from magnetic tape to hard disk.
- The tape jammed while I was fast-forwarding it.
- We couldn't hear what they were saying on the tape - there was too much background noise.
(STRIP)
带子，胶带
a long, narrow strip of material that is sometimes sticky on one side
I need some tape and scissors to wrap the present. 我需要一些胶带和一把剪刀包礼物。
UK sticky tape 胶带
the (finishing) tape 终点线
a tape stretched across the finishing line of a race that the winner breaks as they finish
tape
verb [ T ] uk/teɪp/ us/teɪp/
(RECORD)
把…录在录音带（或录像带）上
to record something on tape
(USE STICKY STRIPS)
用胶布固定；用胶布封住；用带子捆扎
to use strips of sticky material, especially to fix two things together or to fasten a parcel
She taped a note to the door. 她把一张字条贴在门上。
Idiom
have someone tapedidiom UK informal (also have someone on tape) 摸清（某人）的老底
to know about and be able to deal with a person or situation
Phrasal verb
tape something up 包扎，给…打绷带
to wrap a leg, arm, or other part of the body in a bandage (= strip of material for wrapping around injuries)
He got hurt playing football and his arm was taped up. 他踢足球受了伤，胳膊打了绷带。