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typewriter

🇬🇧 UK/'taip.raitә/🇺🇸 US
C1

Definitions

n.

A mechanical device with keys used to print text onto paper one character at a time.

打字机

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
typeimpression, mark, form, kind
+
writstem
+
erone who does, agent
=typewriter

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.

    My grandfather still uses an old typewriter to write his letters.

  • 2.

    The clatter of the typewriter filled the newsroom all night long.

  • 3.

    She learned to type on a manual typewriter before computers became widespread.

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