printer
printer — 名詞
1. a machine that works with a computer and puts words or images from the screen on
印表機
連接電腦、將文件或圖像印到紙上的設備
a machine that works with a computer and puts words or images from the screen onto paper
Amani connected the printer to her laptop and printed out the ten-page contract before lunch.
Amani 在午飯前把新的印表機連到她的筆電，印出了十頁的合約。
collocation: connected [device] to + printed out [document]
The old printer in the library could only print black-and-white pages, not colour ones.
圖書館那臺舊的印表機只能印黑白頁面，無法印彩色。
Before buying a printer, check how much the replacement ink cartridges will cost.
買印表機之前，先查一下更換墨水匣要花多少錢。
Jisoo's printer stopped working because a piece of paper got stuck inside the rollers.
Jisoo 的印表機因為有張紙卡在滾輪裡，所以不能用了。
A good office printer should handle hundreds of pages each day without breaking down.
好的辦公室印表機應該每天處理數百張紙而不會故障。
- inkjet printer
a specific type that sprays liquid ink; common for home use
- laser printer
a faster type that uses toner powder; common in offices
- multifunction printer
also scans, copies, and faxes, often called an 'all-in-one'
2. a person or company that produces books, newspapers, or magazines by operating l
印刷業者
操作印刷機製作出版品的人或公司
a person or company that produces books, newspapers, or magazines by operating large printing machines
The printer delivered five thousand copies of the new novel to the bookshop yesterday.
印刷業者昨天把五千本新小說送到了書店。
collocation: printer + delivered [quantity] copies to [destination]
Constanza works as a printer at a factory that produces weekly news magazines.
Constanza 在一間生產週刊雜誌的工廠擔任印刷師傅。
The local printer agreed to print flyers and posters for the community festival.
本地印刷廠同意為社區活動印製傳單和海報。
Before computers changed the industry, a printer had to place each metal letter by hand.
在電腦改變印刷業之前，師傅必須用手一一擺放金屬字模。
The Watanabe family has run a small printer business in Kyoto for three generations.
渡邊家族已經在京都經營一間小型印刷廠三代了。
- publisher
has a wider role including editing and marketing; not limited to the printing process
- print shop
refers to the business location rather than the person; often handles smaller jobs
- reader
someone who reads the materials that a printer produces