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an audiotape of sth
audiotape 在这里是可数名词，用 of 说明录音的内容。
The detective played an audiotape of the phone call.
侦探播放了那通电话的录音磁带。
磁带录音
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
磁带录音
a tape recording of sound
The detective played an audiotape of the phone call.
侦探播放了那通电话的录音磁带。
录制模拟声音的磁带。
A magnetic tape that stores analog sound for later playback on a tape player.
盒式磁带、八轨磁带、卷轴磁带、数字录音带等的统称。
Any of a cassette tape, eight-track tape, reel-to-reel tape, DAT, etc.
I found an old audiotape of my grandmother singing in the attic.
我在阁楼上找到了一盘我奶奶唱歌的旧录音磁带。
The teacher played an audiotape to help us practice listening.
老师播放了一盘录音磁带来帮助我们练习听力。
We still have several audiotapes from our trip to Japan in the 1990s.
我们还有几盘20世纪90年代去日本旅行时录的录音磁带。
audiotape 在这里是可数名词，用 of 说明录音的内容。
The detective played an audiotape of the phone call.
侦探播放了那通电话的录音磁带。
on audiotape 表示以磁带为介质，on 后不加冠词。
The journalist recorded the interview on audiotape.
记者把采访录在了录音磁带上。
Not this
Last week, I audiotape our conversation.
Use this
Last week, I audiotaped our conversation.
句子用 last week 表示过去，动词应用过去式 audiotaped。汉语动词没有时态变化，学习者易用原形，但英语一般过去时要给动词加 -ed。
Not this
She played audiotape she borrowed from the library.
Use this
She played an audiotape she borrowed from the library.
此处指从图书馆借来的一盘具体磁带，是可数名词，需加不定冠词 an。汉语没有冠词，学习者易漏掉。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
用录音磁带录音
The researchers recorded the interviews on audiotape.
研究人员用录音磁带录下了访谈内容。
磁带录音（制品）
The archive contains many old audiotape recordings.
档案馆里有许多旧的磁带录音。
听录音磁带
She listened to an audiotape of the lecture.
她听了一段讲座的录音磁带。
录音磁带收藏
His audiotape collection includes hundreds of old radio shows.
他的录音磁带收藏包括数百个旧广播节目。
磁带播放机；录音机
The old audiotape player still works.
那台老式磁带播放机还能用。
Use audiotape naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：audio 是“音频”，tape 是“带子”，记住“录下声音的带子”就是录音磁带。
语域：neutral 常见场景：recording studio、archive、technical documentation audiotape 作名词表示“录音磁带”，属于中性词，比较常见于录音室、档案馆等技术性说明场合；日常口语中一般会说 tape。
这些词与 audiotape 的结尾 /teɪp/ 或 /eɪp/ 押韵：tape、videotape 的 /teɪp/ 与 audiotape 完全相同；shape、grape、cape、drape 的 /eɪp/ 也与 audiotape 的尾部 /teɪp/ 押韵（从元音 /eɪ/ 起相同）。注意不要被拼写迷惑：type /taɪp/、tap /tæp/ 与它拼写相似但发音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.