copier
/ˈkɒpiə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɑːpiər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkä-pē-ər/ (ame, mw)
copier — 名詞
- copiersingular
- copiersplural
1. a machine used to create extra paper copies from an original page or picture
影印機
用來影印紙本的機器
a machine used to create extra paper copies from an original page or picture
Tamar stood by the copier while it printed thirty class handouts.
Tamar 站在影印機旁邊，等它印出三十份課堂講義。
wait by the copier
Trang cleared a paper jam in the copier before the meeting began.
Trang 在會議開始前清掉影印機裡卡住的紙張。
clear a paper jam
Lucas asked the librarian whether students could use the copier for free.
Lucas 問圖書館員學生能不能免費使用那台影印機。
Owen loaded blue paper into the copier for the school newsletter.
Owen 把藍色紙張放進影印機裡，準備印校訊。
Min unplugged the copier after smoke came out near the toner tray.
Min 在碳粉匣附近冒煙後拔掉了影印機的插頭。
- photocopier
more exact and slightly more formal, but often the same machine in everyday use
- copy machine
plain everyday alternative, especially in spoken American English
- multifunction printer
broader device that can copy, print, and often scan as well
- original
the first document or picture from which copies are made
文法句型
a/the copier
use the copier
copier for [place/task]
用法筆記
Usually names a machine for making paper copies from an original page. If the main job is producing pages from a computer file, speakers more often say printer.