tapenoun(RECORDING)
A2[ C ](alsomusic video)
a short film made to go with a popular song: 音乐视频，（流行歌曲的）MV
Have you seen the video for "Crazy in Love"?你看过“疯狂的爱”的音乐视频吗？
I'd far rather go to the theatre than watch a video.
The long-awaited sequel is now available on video.
The police video showed that she had jumped the (traffic) lights.警方的录像表明她闯了红灯。
I've got old 'Fawlty Towers' videos which are almost worn out, I've played them so many times.
He chose a cartoon from the stack of videos on the shelf.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Audio & video equipment
78
audiocassette
audiotape
body cam
body-worn
boom box
digital audio tape
equalizer
hi-fi
PDC
PMP
portable music player
radiogram
stereo
subwoofer
tape
turntable
tweeter
VCR
wire

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Sound and image recordings

videonoun (MACHINE)

[ C ]UK
a videocassette recorder盒式磁带录像机（videocassette recorder）
 
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Audio & video equipment
78
audiocassette
audiotape
body cam
body-worn
boom box
digital audio tape
equalizer
hi-fi
PDC
PMP
portable music player
radiogram
stereo
subwoofer
tape
turntable
tweeter
VCR
wire
video
adjective
uk /ˈvɪd.i.əʊ/ us /ˈvɪd.i.oʊ/
using video: 录像的;录影的
a video recording录像
media specialized
connected with or used in the showing of moving pictures by television: 电视的;图像的;视频的
video frequencies视频

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Recording sounds and images
analogue
audiovisual
balance
binaural
binaurally
cut
deepfake
digitally
fast-forward
low-resolution
misrecord
mix
monophonically
play something back
postproduction
prerecord
remaster
rewind
sample
videotape

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Broadcasting: television
video
verb[ T ]
uk /ˈvɪd.i.əʊ/ us /ˈvɪd.i.oʊ/(alsotape)
to record a programme from the television, or to use a video camera to film an event: 录制;录下;给…录像
We videoed the school concert.我们把学校音乐会录了下来。

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Recording sounds and images
analogue
audiovisual
balance
binaural
binaurally
cut
deepfake
digitally
fast-forward
low-resolution
misrecord
mix
monophonically
play something back
postproduction
prerecord
remaster
rewind
sample
videotape

video | American Dictionary

video
noun[ C/U ]
us/ˈvɪd·iˌoʊ/pluralvideos
a series of recorded images which are shown on television or viewed on a screen:
[ U ]digital video
[ U ]The system transmits voice, data, and video between soldiers and command centers.
A video is also a videotape:
[ C ]We watched two videos – both new films.

video

adjective[ not gradable ]us/ˈvɪd·iˌoʊ/
The CD-ROM includes video clips.

video | Business English

video
noun
 COMMUNICATIONS, ITuk /ˈvɪdiəʊ/us
[ C ]
an electronic recording of moving images, for example a film or TV programme:
We were watching a video on YouTube.
Users can download free video clips.
[ U ]
a system used for electronically recording moving images:
The website uses video to enhance learning.
video link/footageSpeaking on a video link from Washington, the Treasury Secretary said the US economy was well positioned for economic growth.
[ C or U ]
→ video tape
[ C ]UK
a machine for recording television programmes or showing videos
video
verb[ T ]
uk /ˈvɪdiəʊ/us
to record moving images electronically:
The course was videoed for training purposes.

Examples of video

video
Twenty videos (44%) were coded twice to assess interrater reliability.
Subjects expressing a negative a priori attitude to classical music videos could show considerable appreciation for some of the tapes presented in the experiment.
In session 1, children were shown two videos, each 6 minutes in length.
One father returned three times to the problem of monitoring the videos his son watched.
They were directly taught how to prevent the transmission of enterobiasis, supplemented with the use of brochures and videos.
We need clear descriptions of circuit function and behaviour, backed up by recordings (and videos).
Training workshops utilized small group work: videos and role-play allowed the practice use of relevant techniques.
Interviews and direct observations provide a broad understanding of the process, analysis of transcripts and videos provides even closer insight.
Many other more interesting videos are listed in a footnote.
There are some similarities between the two videos, most notably the classic style of microphones used.
Two commercially available videos are also referred to for the quality and time-dependent features of the images.
In one experiment, subjects were shown three types of videos, depicting positive, negative, and neutral stimuli (play, severe aggression, and scenery, respectively).
I studied commercially available information videos on various aircraft types, showing pilots at work during scheduled flights and in sessions in full mock-up cockpit simulators.
Future experiments could improve on this by using videos in which an animated action appeared for only a couple of seconds.
A frequently given reason for preferring the videos was that the images could clarify the meaning of the song texts.
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Collocations withvideo

video

These are words often used in combination with video.

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amateur video
The perpetrators were found only when the family rigged up an amateurvideo camera and caught them on film.
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