videotape

• 指用于录制和播放影像及相关声音的磁带，也指在这种磁带上录制的录像。

A noun referring to a magnetic tape used for recording and playing back visual images and associated sound, or a video recording made on such tape.

1. Magnetic tape for recording videoB1formal

   A relatively wide magnetic tape used to record visual images and associated sound.

   录像带

   • The old videotape was stored in a box in the attic.
   • He rewound the videotape to watch the scene again.
   • Videotapes were the primary medium for home movies before DVDs.

   同义词tape

2. Video recording on tapeB1formal

   A video recording that is made on magnetic tape.

   磁带录像

   • She found a videotape of her wedding from the 1980s.
   • The documentary was originally released on videotape.
   • They transferred the old videotape to a digital format.

   同义词recordingtapevideovideocassette

• 动词，指用录像带录制影像和声音；如今已很大程度上被数字录像方式所取代。

A verb meaning to record something on videotape, now largely replaced by digital recording methods.

1. Record on videotapeB1formal

   To capture moving images and sound onto magnetic tape for later playback.

   录像

   • They videotaped the entire wedding ceremony.
   • The interview was videotaped for archival purposes.
   • She videotaped her child's first steps.

   同义词tapetape recordvideo