/ˈkɒpi ||; ˈkɑpɪ/verb (
present participle copying third person singular present copies;past tense past participle copied)
1 [T] to make sth exactly the same as sth else 复制: The children copied pictures from a book. 孩子们临摹书里的图片。It is illegal to copy videos. 复制录像带是违法的。
2 [T] copy sth (down/out) to write down sth exactly as it is written somewhere else 抄写；誊写: I copied down the address on the brochure. 我从小册子上抄下地址。I copied out the letter more neatly. 我把信更整齐地誊写一遍。
3 [T] =PHOTOCOPY
4 [T] to do or try to do the same as sb else 模仿；仿效: She copies everything her friends do. 她什么都学她朋友的样子。 [SYN] imitate 同义词为imitate
5 [I] copy (from sb) to cheat in an exam or test by writing what sb else has written 抄袭: He was caught copying from another student in the exam. 他被发觉考试时在抄袭另一个学生的答案。