print

print
verb
[with obj.](常作 be printed)

produce (books, newspapers, magazines, etc.), especially in large quantities, by a mechanical process involving the transfer of text or designs to paper
（书，报纸，杂志等）印，印刷
a thousand copies of the book were printed.
该书共刊印了1,000本。
■produce (text or a picture) in such a way
刊印（文字，图画）
the words had been printed in dark, inky type.
这些文字已经用黑色油墨印成。
■(of a newspaper or magazine) publish (a piece of writing) within its pages
（在报纸、杂志上）发表，刊登
the article was printed in the first edition.
这篇文章刊登在第一版。
■(of a publisher or printer) arrange for (a book, manuscript, etc.) to be reproduced in large quantities
（出版商，印刷商）把（书，原稿等）交付刊行
in 1923 he printed Yeats' ‘Biographical Fragments’.
1923年他出版了叶芝的《生平点滴》。
■produce a paper copy of (information stored on a computer)
打印（电脑存储的信息）
the results of a search can be printed out.
搜索结果可以打印出来。
■produce (a photographic print) from a negative
从（底片）印相片，印；晒印
any make of film can be developed and printed.
任何牌子的胶卷都可以冲洗晒印。
■write (text) clearly without joining the letters together
用印刷体写
print your name and address on the back of the cheque.
请在支票背面用印刷体写上你的姓名和地址。
mark (a surface, typically a textile or a garment) with a coloured design or pattern
印花样于（尤指织物或衣服上）
a delicate fabric printed with roses.
一件印有玫瑰图案的精细织品。
■transfer (a coloured design or pattern) to a surface
转印（有色图案）
patterns of birds, flowers, and trees were printed on the cotton.
花鸟树木的图案被转印到棉布上。
■make (a mark or indentation) on a surface or in a soft substance by pressing something on to it
打上（印记），留（痕迹）于
he printed a mark on her soft skin.
他在她细嫩的皮肤上留下一个印记。
■mark or indent (the surface of a soft substance) in such a way
（用模子）印
we printed the butter with carved wooden butter moulds.
我们用木制印模在黄油上压出花样。
■(figurative)fix (something) firmly or indelibly in someone's mind
(喻)铭记，铭刻
his face, with its clearly drawn features, was printed on her memory.
他的脸庞，以其线条分明的五官，铭刻在她脑海里。

noun

[mass noun]the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication, especially with reference to its size, form, or style
印刷品；印出的文本
she forced herself to concentrate on the tiny print.
她强迫自己集中注意力于蝇头小字上。
bold print.
黑体字。
■the state of being available in published form
印刷形式；出版
the news will never get into print.
这条消息永远无法见诸报端。
■(一般作 the prints)(informal)a newspaper
(非正式)报纸
the report's contents were widely summarized in the public prints.
报导的内容已经在公开的报纸上概要刊出。
■[as modifier]of or relating to the printing industry or the printed media
印刷业
the print unions.
印刷业工会。
a print worker.
印刷工。
an indentation or mark left on a surface or soft substance by pressure, especially that of a foot or hand
（尤指脚、手的）印迹，印痕
there were paw prints everywhere.
到处都是爪印。
■(prints)fingerprints
指纹
the FBI matched the prints to those of the Las Vegas drug suspect.
联邦调查局把该指纹和拉斯维加斯的贩毒嫌疑分子对上了号。
a picture or design printed from a block or plate or copied from a painting by photography
复制品；翻印图片
the walls were hung with sporting prints.
墙上挂满体育印刷图片。
■a photograph printed on paper from a negative or transparency
（由底片或透明正片印出的）照片；正片
■a copy of a motion picture on film, especially a particular version of it
电影拷贝
a piece of fabric or clothing with a decorative coloured pattern or design printed on it
印花布；印花布服装
light summer prints.
单薄的印花夏装。
[as modifier]a floral print dress.
一条印花裙。
■such a pattern or design
印花图案

常用词组
appear in print

(of an author) have one's work published
（作者）作品已出版

in print

(of a book) available from the publisher
（书）可买到的
he was surprised to find it was still in print.
看到那本书还在出售，他觉得奇怪。
in printed or published form
以印刷的形式；已出版的
she did not live to see her work in print.
她没有活到看见自己作品出版的那一天。

out of print

(of a book) no longer available from the publisher
（书）已售完的，已绝版的
the title I want is out of print.
我要的书已绝版。

the printed word

language or ideas as expressed in books, newspapers, or other publications, especially when contrasted with their expression in speech
书面语言（尤指相对于口头表述）

派生
语源

Middle English (denoting the impression made by a stamp or seal): from Old French preinte 'pressed', feminine past participle of preindre, from Latin premere 'to press'

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