typing
/ˈtaɪpɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · [tˈaɪpɪŋ] /ˈtaɪpɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · [tˈaɪpɪŋ] /ˈtīp How to pronounce type (audio)/ (ame, mw)
typing — 名詞
1. the skill or activity of pressing keys on a keyboard to write text and produce w
打字
使用鍵盤書寫文字的活動
the skill or activity of pressing keys on a keyboard to write text and produce written material
Noa took a typing class in high school and can now write reports very quickly.
Noa 高中時上了打字課，現在能很快寫報告。
collocation: typing class / typing skills
Pim's typing speed improved a lot after she practised every evening for a month.
Pim 每天傍晚練習，一個月後打字速度進步很多。
collocation: typing speed
The job requires good typing skills because the work is all done on a computer.
這份工作需要良好的打字技巧，因為所有工作都在電腦上完成。
Sayaka does most of her typing on a tablet with a wireless keyboard.
Sayaka 大部分的打字工作都在平板電腦上搭配無線鍵盤完成。
Romi hurt her wrists after a full day of typing at the office.
Romi 在辦公室打了一整天的字後，手腕開始疼痛。
- keyboarding
less common; used mostly in formal or technical contexts
- data entry
focuses on inputting information, not general text production
- handwriting
writing by hand with a pen or pencil instead of a keyboard
文法句型
typing + noun (typing speed, typing skills)
do + typing
用法筆記
Frequently modified by nouns or adjectives that describe speed or method (touch-typing, copy-typing). Uncountable — never 'a typing'.
常見錯誤
2. written words and sentences created by pressing the keys of a keyboard, viewed a
打字稿
用鍵盤打出的文字成品
written words and sentences created by pressing the keys of a keyboard, viewed as the finished work
The professor asked for clean typing on white paper, not handwritten pages.
教授要求繳交白紙上乾淨的打字稿，不接受手寫頁面。
Abigail found old typing from her grandmother's diary stored in a box in the attic.
Abigail 在閣樓的箱子裡發現了祖母日記的打字稿。
uncountable: 'old typing'
The typing on this page is hard to read because the ink ribbon was too faint.
這一頁的打字稿很難閱讀，因為色帶太淡了。
All the formatting was lost, but the typing itself remained clear and correct.
所有的排版格式都跑掉了，但打字稿本身仍然清晰正確。
- typed text
more explicit; avoids ambiguity with the activity sense
- printout
refers specifically to text printed on paper
- handwriting
text produced by hand with a pen or pencil
文法句型
typing + be + adjective
typing on + noun
用法筆記
Typically refers to the physical or visible result of typing — the printed or on-screen text — rather than the activity itself. Used most often when contrasting typed text with handwriting or print.
typing — 動詞
- typingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- typings3rd person singular
- typinging-ing form
- typingedpast simple
1. to press the keys of a keyboard in order to put words, letters, or documents int
打字
用鍵盤輸入文字
to press the keys of a keyboard in order to put words, letters, or documents into a computer or onto paper
Nia can type almost seventy words per minute without looking at the keyboard.
Nia 不看鍵盤，每分鐘可以打將近七十個字。
intransitive: type + adverb phrase
Roya typed the whole report in two hours and sent it to her boss.
Roya 兩個小時就打完整份報告，寄給了主管。
transitive: type + direct object (the report)
Antonia asked her son to type his homework so the teacher could read it clearly.
Antonia 請兒子把作業打出來，這樣老師看得比較清楚。
The old typewriter still works, but the keys stick and make typing hard.
那台舊打字機還能用，但按鍵卡卡的，很難打字。
Erik typed his email address into the form and clicked the submit button.
Erik 在表單上輸入了他的電子郵件地址，然後按了送出按鈕。
- handwrite
to write by hand with a pen or pencil
文法句型
type + noun phrase (type a letter)
type + adverb (type quickly)
type (on) + noun (type on a keyboard)
用法筆記
Can be both transitive (type a letter) and intransitive (she types quickly). The object is typically a document, message, or piece of text — not a keyboard (you type ON a keyboard, not 'type a keyboard').