photocopier

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photocopier — noun

  • photocopiersingular
  • photocopiersplural

1. a machine used to copy papers or pictures onto another sheet.

1.名詞B1
釋義

a machine used to copy papers or pictures onto another sheet.

例句

Noa used the photocopier to copy the class worksheet before lunch.

use the photocopier to copy documents

The library photocopier jammed when Sade tried to copy her passport.

common problem: the photocopier jammed

同義詞
  • copier

    the most common shorter everyday form for the same machine.

  • copy machine

    plain everyday phrase, especially common in spoken American English.

文法句型

a photocopier

use the photocopier to copy something

the photocopier jams / breaks down

用法筆記

Usually refers to a machine for making paper copies in places such as schools, libraries, and offices. Many speakers also say 'copier' or 'copy machine' in everyday use.

常見錯誤

❌Please photocopier this page for me.
✅Please photocopy this page for me.
💡'photocopier' is the machine; the verb is 'photocopy'.
❌I printed ten copies on the photocopier.
✅I made ten copies on the photocopier.
💡a photocopier copies an existing page; it is not the same as a printer.