print 1 S2 W3 / prɪnt / 动词 #

1 words

a) [不及物和及物动词] to produce words, numbers, or pictures on paper, using a machine which puts ink onto the surface :

I need to make a few changes before I print the document.

The company’s name was printed in bold letters across the top of the page.

a printed letter

The printer’s switched on but it won’t print.

As a newspaper publisher he understood the power of the printed word (= words that are printed on paper ) .

b) [不及物动词] when a computer document prints, a printed copy of it is produced :

Press return, then the document should print.

2 books/newspapers [及物动词] to produce many printed copies of a book, newspaper etc :

Over five million copies of the paper are printed every day.

When the book was first written no publisher would print it.

3 in a newspaper [及物动词] to print a report of something or a letter, speech etc in a newspaper or magazine 同义词 publish :

‘The Express’ was the first paper to print the story.

‘The Telegraph’ has printed numerous articles on this subject over the last three years.

I wrote to the newspaper but my letter wasn’t printed.

4 photograph [及物动词] to produce a photograph from a photographic film :

It usually takes a couple of hours for the pictures to be developed and printed.

5 cloth [及物动词] to decorate cloth with a pattern that is put all over its surface by a machine :

a skirt printed with brightly coloured flowers

a printed silk shirt

6 write [不及物和及物动词] to write words by hand without joining the letters :

Please print your name clearly in the top right-hand corner of the page.

7 make a mark [及物动词] to make a mark on a surface or in a soft substance by pressing something on to it

print something on/in something

The mark of the man’s shoe was printed in the mud.

→ a licence to print money at licence ( 6 )

print something ↔ off/out 短语动词

to produce a printed copy of a computer document :

Could you print a copy off for me?

I’ll print the file out and then we can look at it.

print 2 W3 noun #

1 books/newspapers [不可数名词] writing that has been printed, for example in books or newspapers :
There was no print at all on the backs of the tickets. in print (= printed in a book, newspaper etc ) It must be really exciting to see your work in print. the pleasure of seeing my name in print Very little of his poetry actually got into print (= was printed ) . 2 be in print if a book is in print, new copies of it are still being printed :
After fifty years, the book is still in print. 3 be out of print if a book is out of print, it is no longer being printed and you cannot buy new copies 4 letters [不可数名词] the letters in which something is printed :
The book is also available in large print . The print quality of the new printer is excellent. 5 the small/fine print the details of a legal document, which are often printed in very small writing :
Always read the small print before signing anything. 6 mark [可数名词] a mark that is made on a surface by something that has been pressed onto it :
His feet left deep prints in the soft soil. 7 prints [复数形式] the marks that are made by the pattern of lines on the ends of your fingers SYN fingerprints :
The police found a set of prints on the car door. 8 cloth [可数和不可数名词] cloth, especially cotton, on which a coloured pattern has been printed :
a lovely selection of floral prints She was wearing a cotton print dress. 9 photograph [可数名词] a photograph that has been produced from a film :
Why don’t you order an extra set of prints ? a colour print 10 picture [可数名词] a) a picture that is made by cutting lines onto a piece of metal or wood and then printing it onto paper b) a copy of a painting that is produced by taking a photograph of it and printing it onto paper