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copying 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈkäpē/,
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copying, present participle; copied, past tense; copies, 3rd person singular present; copied, past participle;
  1. Make a similar or identical version of; reproduce
    • - each form had to be copied and sent to a different department
  2. Reproduce (data stored in one location) in another location
    • - the command will copy a file from one disc to another
  3. Write out information that one has read or heard
    • - he copied the details into his notebook
    • - I began to copy out the addresses
  4. Behave in a similar way to; do the same as
    • - she was such fun that everybody wanted to copy her
  5. Imitate or reproduce (an idea or style) rather than creating something original
    • - lifestyles copied from Miami and Fifth Avenue
    • - art students copied from approved old masters
  6. Send a copy of a letter to (a third party)


  1. an act of copying
  2. Copying is the duplication of information or an artifact based only on an instance of that information or artifact, and not using the process that originally generated it. ...
  3. an instance of the making of a copy; the practice of making one or more copies
  4. To dream of copying, denotes unfavorable workings of well tried plans. For a young woman to dream that she is copying a letter, denotes she will be prejudiced into error by her love for a certain class of people.
  5. This generally refers to an infringer copying from a patented product, apparatus, composition, or process and may enhance evidence of infringement.
  6. Using others' work as your own without adequate acknowledgement or attribution
  7. The production of an identical copy within the same type of medium (paper, microfilm or electronic), eg from paper to paper, microfilm to microfilm or the production of backup copies of electronic records (which can also be made on a different kind of electronic medium). ...
  8. A number of people have asked permission to reproduce this page as handouts for use in boating classes. The short answer is "Yes, so long as I get credit and you don't make a profit." See the copyright notice at the end for a more legalistic phrasing. ...
  9. Because of the inevitable presence of noise, making many successive copies of an analog communication is infeasible because each generation increases the noise. Because digital communications are generally error-free, copies of copies can be made indefinitely.
  10. The information contained on this website may not be copied, transmitted, amended or reproduced in any form whatsoever without the prior written consent of Riffe Apparel.
  11. from a list also works well with children. Write: "apple dog banana lemon ____" on the board. The students must copy the list, then write the odd one out.
  12. All designs shown in our catalogues are original designs by Kate B. and are protected by copyright. In the event of any unauthorised copying  products and design Kate B. are entitled to take legal proceedings against the customer, retailer, wholesaler or manufacturer.
  13. You are permitted to view the contents of the Site on screen. You are also permitted to print one copy of each reasonable extract from the Site for your personal use and to save one copy of such reasonable extracts to your local hard disk for your personal use. ...
  14. [copyright-patent-trademark]. In copyright law, "copying" denotes two separate but interrelated concepts. ...
  15. “Mum, he’s copying me!” the usual response to the  verbal  torture by a sibling  who was imitating your exact words. But  when you told on them, they would copy you again in a  whisper: “Mum, he’s copying me!”
  16. The GNU general public license.