Tra từ copy - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

copy [copy copies copied copying] noun, verb BrE [ˈkɒpi] NAmE [ˈkɑːpi]
noun (pl. copies)
1. countable ~ (of sth) a thing that is made to be the same as sth else, especially a document or a work of art
• I will send you a copy of the report.
• The thieves replaced the original painting with a copy.
•You should make a copy of the disk as a backup.
see also ↑hard copy
2. countable a single example of a book, newspaper, etc. of which many have been made
•a copy of ‘The Times’
• The book sold 20 000 copies within two weeks.
see also ↑back copy
3. uncountable written material that is to be printed in a newspaper, magazine, etc; news or information that can be used in a newspaper article or advertisement
• The subeditors prepare the reporters' copy for the paper and write the headlines.
•This will make great copy for the advertisement.
4. countable = ↑photocopy
•Could I have ten copies of this page, please?
5. countable (IndE)a book used by students for writing exercises, etc. in

Word Origin:
Middle English (denoting a transcript or copy of a document): from Old French copie (noun), copier (verb), from Latin copia ‘abundance’ (in medieval Latin ‘transcript’, from such phrases as copiam describendi facere ‘give permission to transcribe’).

Thesaurus:
copy noun
1. C
•I'll send you a copy of the report.
photocopy • • printout • • transcript • |computing hard copy •
make a copy/photocopy/transcript
attach/enclose a copy/photocopy/printout/hard copy
keep a copy/photocopy/printout/transcript
copy or photocopy? A copy can be any kind of printed reproduction of a document. A photocopy is a copy made on a photocopier.
2. C
•The thieves replaced the original painting with a copy.
replica • • duplicate • • facsimile • • reproduction • • model • • reconstruction • • mock-up •
an exact copy/replica/duplicate/facsimile/reproduction/reconstruction
a/an good/accurate copy/facsimile/reproduction/model/reconstruction
make a copy/replica/facsimile/reproduction/model/reconstruction/mock-up
keep a copy/duplicate

Example Bank:
•Author Bob Woodhouse will be signing copies of his new book.
•Charles I's personal copy of the psalter
•Copies of the article were circulated to members of the committee.
•Copy date for the next issue is 1 May.
•Even with the new legislation pirate copies will circulate.
•Free copies of the leaflet are available from the Department of the Environment.
•I attach a copy of the report.
•I don't keep copies of my own letters.
•I have a few back copies of the newspaper.
•I ran off a couple of copies of the letter.
•It must be certified as a true copy of the original document.
•It was not the original painting, but a crude copy.
•Knocking copy is simply lazy journalism.
•Knocking copy= writing that just says how bad sb/sth is is simply lazy journalism.
•Please find enclosed a copy of the draft document.
•Remember to keep copies of all your correspondence.
•Remember to make back-up copies of all your disks.
•Take a photocopy of the master copy.
•The candidate must submit two bound copies of his or her thesis.
•The copier had been set for multiple copies.
•The subeditors prepare the reporters' copy for the paper.
•The twins were carbon copies of each other.
•You will need to supply a hard copy version of all files.
•my battered copy of Shakespeare's plays
•my own copy of ‘Beowulf’
•pirated copies of the latest movie releases
•You should make a copy of the disk as a back-up.
Derived: ↑copy somebody in

verb (cop·ies, copy·ing, cop·ied, cop·ied)
1. transitive ~ sth to make sth that is exactly like sth else
• They copied the designs from those on Greek vases.
• Everything in the computer's memory can be copied onto DVDs.
2. transitive to write sth exactly as it is written somewhere else
•~ sth (from sth) (into/onto sth) She copied the phone number into her address book.
•~ sth (down/out) I copied out several poems.
3. transitive ~ sb/sth to behave or do sth in the same way as sb else
Syn: ↑imitate
• She copies everything her sister does.
• Their tactics have been copied by other terrorist organizations.
4. intransitive ~ (from/off sb) to cheat in an exam, school work, etc. by writing what sb else has written and pretending it is your own work
5. transitive ~ sth (especially NAmE) = ↑photocopy
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English (denoting a transcript or copy of a document): from Old French copie (noun), copier (verb), from Latin copia ‘abundance’ (in medieval Latin ‘transcript’, from such phrases as copiam describendi facere ‘give permission to transcribe’).

Thesaurus:
copy verb
1. T
•Copy the files onto a memory stick.
reproduce • • photocopy • • duplicate • |computing write • • burn • • rip •
to copy/reproduce/photocopy/write/burn/rip sth from sth
to copy/write/burn/rip (sth) to a disk/CD
to copy/reproduce/photocopy/duplicate a letter/document
to copy/reproduce/duplicate sth exactly
2. T
•She copied the phone number into her address book.
write sth down • • write sth out • • transcribe • • take sth down • • put sth down •
to copy/write/take/put sth down
to copy/write sth out
to copy/transcribe sth into sth
to copy/write down/write out/transcribe/take down information/notes
3. T
•She copies everything her older sister does.
follow • • imitate • |written model yourself/sth on sb/sth • |formal mimic • • emulate • |especially business journalism follow suit •
to copy/follow/imitate/emulate a style
to copy/mitate/mimic sb/sth's movements
to copy/follow/mimic sb/sth exactly

Example Bank:
•Data can be copied from the computer onto disk.
•He copied all the details from the brochure onto a piece of paper.
•He copied that mannerism from his brother.
•I copied down several phone numbers from the list.
•She copied all the addresses from the website into her address book.
•She copied all the addresses into her address book.
•She slavishly copies the older girl's style.
•She was caught copying off another student.
•The product has been widely copied by other manufacturers.
•They laboriously copied out manuscripts.
•Use the clipboard to copy and paste information from websites.
•copying a recipe off the packet
•illegally copied software
•laboriously copying out an old manuscript
•Copying other students' work is not acceptable.
•Finally, the notes can be copied and distributed to the audience.
•He'd been accused of copying ideas from other artists.