an exact copy of a document made by electronic scanning and transmitted as data by telecommunications links 传真件 ■[mass noun]the production or transmission of documents in this way 发传真 he received the report by fax. 他通过传真收到了报告。 ■(亦作 fax machine)a machine for transmitting and receiving such documents 传真机
verb
[with obj.]send (a document) by such means 传真(文档) ■contact (someone) by such means 用传真联系(某人) to obtain a brochure fax the agent. 欲获宣传小册,请传真联系代理商。 [no obj.]the best way to order goods was to fax. 订货的最佳方式是发传真。
语源
1940s: abbreviation of facsimile
fax2 plural noun
non-standard spelling of ‘facts’, chiefly in informal headings (非规范)同facts(多用于非正式标题) food fax. 粮食问题实录。