How do you use "tape" in a sentence?

Could you pass me the tape? I need to wrap this present. The interview was taped for later broadcast. There's too much red tape involved in starting a business.

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Q: What does "tape" mean?

A long narrow strip of material, adhesive or for recording Tape is a long narrow strip of material, either adhesive (sticky tape, masking tape) or for recording (video tape, audio tape). As a verb, it means to record or to fasten with tape. 'Red tape' refers to excessive bureaucracy. Though digital media has replaced most tape recordings, the word persists.

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Significado: A long narrow strip of material, adhesive or for recording

胶带，磁带；录制

cinta, cinta adhesiva; grabar

テープ、粘着テープ；録画する

테이프, 접착 테이프; 녹음·녹화하다

Tape is a long narrow strip of material, either adhesive (sticky tape, masking tape) or for recording (video tape, audio tape). As a verb, it means to record or to fasten with tape. 'Red tape' refers to excessive bureaucracy. Though digital media has replaced most tape recordings, the word persists.

「tape」是一条长而窄的材料，可以是粘性的（透明胶带、遮蔽胶带）或用于录制的（录像带、录音带）。作为动词，意为录制或用胶带固定。「red tape」指过度的官僚主义。虽然数字媒体已取代大部分磁带录制，但这个词仍在使用。

«Tape» es una tira larga y estrecha de material, ya sea adhesiva (cinta adhesiva, cinta de enmascarar) o para grabación (cinta de vídeo, cinta de audio). Como verbo, significa grabar o sujetar con cinta. «Red tape» se refiere a la burocracia excesiva.

「tape」は長く細い素材の帯で、粘着性のもの（粘着テープ、マスキングテープ）か録音用（ビデオテープ、オーディオテープ）があります。動詞としては録画する、またはテープで留めることを意味します。「red tape」は過度な官僚主義を指します。デジタルメディアがほとんどのテープ録音に取って代わりましたが、この言葉は残っています。

Tape는 길고 좁은 띠 모양의 재료로, 접착용(접착 테이프, 마스킹 테이프) 또는 녹음·녹화용(비디오 테이프, 오디오 테이프)이 있습니다. 동사로는 녹음·녹화하다 또는 테이프로 붙이다라는 뜻입니다. 'Red tape'는 과도한 관료주의적 절차를 의미합니다. 디지털 매체가 대부분의 테이프 녹음을 대체했지만, 이 단어는 여전히 널리 쓰이고 있습니다.

Ejemplos

Could you pass me the tape? I need to wrap this present.
你能把胶带递给我吗？我需要包装这个礼物。
¿Me pasas la cinta? Necesito envolver este regalo.
テープを取ってもらえますか？このプレゼントを包装する必要があります。
테이프 좀 건네주시겠어요? 이 선물을 포장해야 합니다.
The interview was taped for later broadcast.
采访被录制下来以便稍后播出。
La entrevista fue grabada para su posterior emisión.
そのインタビューは後で放送するために録画されました。
그 인터뷰는 나중에 방송하기 위해 녹화되었습니다.
There's too much red tape involved in starting a business.
创业涉及太多繁文缛节。
Hay demasiada burocracia para iniciar un negocio.
事業を始めるには面倒な手続きが多すぎます。
사업을 시작하려면 번거로운 행정 절차가 너무 많습니다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: general

Tono: neutral

Origen e historia

From Old English 'tæppa' meaning 'a strip of cloth', of uncertain origin, possibly from a Proto-Germanic root. The adhesive tape sense dates from the 1940s; magnetic recording tape from the 1950s.

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Historia y curiosidades

'Red tape' originated from the practice of binding official documents with red ribbon or tape in British government offices since the 16th century. The phrase came to symbolise bureaucratic delays because untying all that tape took time before any business could be done.

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