Duplicate is used to describe things that have been made as an exact copy of other things, usually in order to serve the same purpose.
He let himself in with a duplicate key.
他用一把另配的钥匙打开门进去了。
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A duplicate is a repeat or copy of something that has already been done.
The tight race is almost a duplicate of the elections in Georgia and South Dakota last month that pitted a Republican challenger against a Democratic incumbent.
这次紧张的竞选几乎是上个月在佐治亚州和南达科他州选举的翻版,由一个共和党的挑战者竞争一个现任的民主党人。
A duplicate of something which has been written, drawn, or recorded onto tape is an exact copy of it.
I'm on my way to Switzerland, but I've lost my card. I've got to get a duplicate.
我在去瑞士的路上,但是我的卡丢了。我得去补办一张。
duplicates , duplicating , duplicated
If you duplicate something that has already been done, you repeat or copy it.
His task will be to duplicate his success overseas here at home.
将他在海外的成功经验应用于国内是他的目标。
To duplicate something which has been written, drawn, or recorded onto tape means to make exact copies of it.
a business which duplicates video tapes for the film-makers.
一家为电影制片人复制录像带的企业。