tape

1. N-UNCOUNT Tape is a sticky strip of plastic used for sticking things together. 胶带

...strong adhesive tape. …黏性很强的胶带。

2. N-UNCOUNT Tape is a narrow plastic strip covered with a magnetic substance. It is used to record sounds, pictures, and computer information. 磁带

Tape is expensive and loses sound quality every time it is copied. 磁带很贵，而且每被复制一次，音质就会有所降低。

3. N-COUNT A tape is a cassette or spool with magnetic tape wound around it. 盒式磁带

...a new cassette tape. …一盘新的盒式磁带。

4. V-T/V-I If you tape music, sounds, or television pictures, you record them using a tape recorder or a video recorder. (用磁带录音机或录像机) 录制

She has just taped an interview. 她刚刚录制了一次采访。

He shouldn't be taping without the singer's permission. 他不应该未经歌手允许就录音。

5. V-T If you tape one thing to another, you attach it using adhesive tape. 用胶带粘贴

I taped the base of the feather onto the velvet. 我用胶带把羽毛的根部粘到天鹅绒上。

6. N-COUNT A tape is a ribbon that is stretched across the finishing line of a race. (赛跑的) 终点线

...the finishing tape. …终点线。

7. →see also red tape , videotape