typewriter
UK/'taip.raitә/US
C1
Definitions
n.
A mechanical device that prints letters onto paper when keys are struck.
打字机
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedtypeimpression, mark, form, kind
+
writerroot
=typewriter
type (to strike letters) + writer (one that writes) = a machine that 'writes by striking type' onto paper. See type (verb).
Common Collocations
- 1.manual typewriter手动打字机
- 2.electric typewriter电动打字机
- 3.typewriter keys打字机按键
- 4.typewriter ribbon打字机色带
Example Sentences
- 1.
He still writes his novels on an old manual typewriter.
- 2.
The clatter of the typewriter filled the office.