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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
tape
tape AW [tape tapes taped taping] noun, verb BrE [teɪp] NAmE [teɪp]
noun 
1. uncountable a long narrow strip of ↑magnetic material that is used for recording sounds, pictures or information
see also ↑magnetic tape, ↑videotape
2. countable a ↑cassette that contains sounds, or sounds and pictures, that have been recorded
•a blank tape (= a tape that has nothing recorded on it)
• I lent her my Bob Marley tapes.
• Police seized various books and tapes.
3. uncountable a long narrow strip of material with a sticky substance on one side that is used for sticking things together
•adhesive/sticky tape
see also ↑insulating tape, ↑masking tape, ↑Scotch tape, Sellotape
4. countable, uncountable a narrow strip of material that is used for tying things together or as a label
•The papers were in a pile, tied together with a tape.
see also ↑red tape, ↑ticker tape
5. countable a long narrow strip of material that is stretched across the place where a race will finish
•the finishing tape
6. countable = ↑tape measure
Word Origin:
Old English tæppa, tæppe; perhaps related to Middle Low German teppen ‘pluck, tear’.
Example Bank:
•Fit the carpet using double-sided tape.
•I got the whole concert on tape.
•I made another tape to play in the car.
•I sealed up the package with strong adhesive tape.
•Most companies already create tape backups and archives.
•Police are examining the incident, which was captured on tape.
•Someone had deliberately erased the tapes.
•The court heard that Ellis sold pirated tapes of Hollywood blockbusters.
•The data is stored on the magnetic tape.
•The panel released audio tapes of the attack.
•The singer was miming to a pre-recorded tape.
•The tape contained damning evidence.
•Use a steel tape measure to measure the dimensions of the room.
•What does this tape have on it?
•a compilation tape featuring new Irish bands
•a reel-to-reel tape player
•an adhesive tape dispenser
•bootleg tapes of Hollywood blockbusters
•her look of triumph as she broke the finishing tape
•tape loops of the same spoken phrase
Idiom: ↑have somebody taped
verb
1. ~ sb/sth to record sb/sth on ↑magnetic tape using a special machine
•Will you tape that discussion programme for me tonight?
•Private conversations between the two had been taped and sent to a newspaper.
•a taped announcement
2. ~ sth (up) to fasten sth by sticking or tying it with tape
•Put it in a box and tape it up securely.
3. ~ sth + adv./prep. to stick sth onto sth else using sticky tape
•Someone had taped a message on the door.
4. ~ sth (up) (NAmE)to tie a bandage firmly around an injury or a wound
•That's a nasty cut— come on, we'll get it all taped up.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Old English tæppa, tæppe; perhaps related to Middle Low German teppen ‘pluck, tear’.
Example Bank:
•She had taped a note to the fridge door.
•Someone had taped a note onto my door.
•The area had been taped off by police.
•The box was all taped up.
•The lid was taped down to hold it in place.
•The wires are taped firmly together.
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