videotape
videotape — 名詞
1. A long strip of magnetic material inside a plastic housing, designed to store mo
錄影膠帶
記錄影像與聲音的磁性膠帶
A long strip of magnetic material inside a plastic housing, designed to store moving images and the sounds that go with them so they can be played back later.
Grandpa keeps boxes of old videotape under his bed.
爺爺床底下還留著好幾盒舊的錄影膠帶。
uncountable: boxes of videotape (medium, not cassette)
The library had shelves full of videotape recordings from the 1980s.
那間圖書館有一整排架子，放滿了 1980 年代的錄影膠帶錄製內容。
Before digital cameras, most families bought videotape to record birthday parties.
在數位相機普及之前，大多數家庭都會買錄影膠帶來拍攝生日派對。
Yan found a dusty videotape of her parents' wedding in the attic.
Yan 在閣樓找到一卷佈滿灰塵的錄影膠帶，錄的是她父母的婚禮。
The old videotape had worn so much that white lines flickered across the screen.
那捲舊錄影膠帶已經磨損得很嚴重，畫面布滿了白色雜訊。
- magnetic tape
more general term; also used for audio and computer data storage
- recording tape
emphasises the purpose but is less common in everyday talk
- digital storage
the modern replacement (memory cards, hard drives, cloud)
文法句型
a length/roll/reel of videotape
on videotape
用法筆記
In everyday speech, 'videotape' often refers to the whole cassette rather than just the tape inside. This meaning (the magnetic strip itself) is more common in technical or retail contexts, such as buying 'a spool of videotape'.
常見錯誤
2. A rectangular plastic box that holds a length of magnetic tape and is made to fi
錄影卡匣
裝有錄影帶的塑膠外盒
A rectangular plastic box that holds a length of magnetic tape and is made to fit into a video player so that recorded programmes, films, or home movies can be watched on a television.
Dahlia put the videotape into the VCR and pressed play.
Dahlia 把錄影卡匣放進錄影機裡，然後按了播放鍵。
collocation: put + videotape + into + VCR
Brian rewound the videotape before returning it to the video shop.
Brian 把錄影卡匣倒帶之後才還給影帶出租店。
The videotape got stuck inside the machine, so Nila had to open the lid carefully.
那捲錄影卡匣卡在機器裡，Nila 只好小心地把蓋子打開。
Cyrus bought three blank videotapes at the electronics store.
Cyrus 在電子用品店買了三片空白的錄影卡匣。
Mathieu wrote the programme name on each videotape with a marker.
Mathieu 用麥克筆在每片錄影卡匣上寫下節目名稱。
- video cassette
more formal; refers clearly to the cassette as a packaged product
- cassette
shorter; context must clarify whether audio or video
- VHS tape
brand-specific term that became generic for the most common videotape format
- DVD
the optical-disc format that largely replaced videotape
- digital file
modern replacement without physical cassette
文法句型
a/one/two videotape(s)
put/insert a videotape into [machine]
用法筆記
Often shortened to 'tape' in informal speech ('a box of old tapes'). The phrase 'on videotape' can refer to either the cassette or the medium; context determines which.
常見錯誤
videotape — 動詞
1. To capture images and sound onto magnetic tape using a video camera or recorder,
錄影
用錄影帶記錄影片或活動
To capture images and sound onto magnetic tape using a video camera or recorder, so that a film, television show, or real-life event can be watched again later.
Indra's mother videotaped every school play that Indra performed in.
Indra 的母親把 Indra 參加過的每一場學校話劇都錄了下來。
The wedding ceremony was videotaped by a local news team.
那場婚禮是由當地一家新聞團隊錄影的。
passive: be videotaped by [agent]
Élise asked her neighbour to videotape the concert since she had to leave early.
Élise 請她的鄰居幫忙錄下那場演唱會，因為她得提早離開。
Ritu videotaped her little brother tearing open his birthday presents.
Ritu 把弟弟拆生日禮物的過程錄了下來。
Lucía loves watching the old family films her father videotaped in the 1990s.
Lucía 很喜歡看她父親在 1990 年代錄的那些家庭影片。
文法句型
videotape + [event/programme/person]
be videotaped by [someone]
用法筆記
Commonly used in the past tense ('videotaped'). In current English, 'record' or 'film' (verb) are more frequent because videotape has been replaced by digital media. 'Tape' is a common informal shorter form ('I taped the show').