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record sth with a camcorder
record 也可换成 film 或 capture，意思相近。
They recorded the whole trip with a camcorder.
他们用便携式摄像机拍摄了整个旅程。
便携式摄像机；摄录像机
camcorders — plural of camcorder
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
便携式摄像机；摄录像机
a portable device that combines a video camera and a video recorder
They recorded the whole trip with a camcorder.
他们用便携式摄像机拍摄了整个旅程。
一种便携式电子设备,将图像和音频记录到存储设备上,同时具备摄像机和录音机功能。
A camera recorder: a portable electronic device for recording images and audio on to a storage device, hence functioning as a camera and a recorder in a single unit.
便携式摄像录像一体机
a portable television camera and videocassette recorder
I borrowed my uncle's camcorder to record the school play.
我借了叔叔的便携式摄像机来录制学校的话剧。
She brought her camcorder on the trip to film the mountains.
她旅行时带了便携式摄像机去拍摄群山。
These new camcorders are small and easy to carry.
这些新型摄录一体机小巧便携。
record 也可换成 film 或 capture，意思相近。
They recorded the whole trip with a camcorder.
他们用便携式摄像机拍摄了整个旅程。
这里的不定式表示目的，意为“用……来做……”。
She used a camcorder to film her daughter's first steps.
她用便携式摄像机拍下了女儿迈出的第一步。
point ... at 表示将摄像机对准某个目标进行拍摄。
He pointed his camcorder at the stage.
他把便携式摄像机对准舞台。
Not this
Let's use my new camcorder to take some photos.
Use this
Let's use my new camera to take some photos.
camcorder 指用来拍摄视频的便携式摄录像机，不是照相机；拍照片要用 camera。将 camera 误说成 camcorder 会混淆两种设备。
Not this
She bought two new camcorder.
Use this
She bought two new camcorders.
camcorder 是可数名词，复数形式为 camcorders。数量词 two 后需用复数，不能因为中文名词无复数形式而漏掉词尾 -s。
Not this
She recorded the ceremony by a camcorder.
Use this
She recorded the ceremony with a camcorder.
表示‘用某工具或设备做某事’时，英语用 with + 工具，而不用 by a camcorder。by 后面通常接方式或动名词，不能按中文‘用’直译成 by。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
数码摄像机
She bought a new digital camcorder for her trip to Japan.
她为去日本旅行买了一台新的数码摄像机。
摄像机拍摄的录像
The police reviewed the camcorder footage of the accident.
警方查看了事故的摄像机录像。
用摄像机拍摄
We recorded the entire ceremony with a camcorder.
我们用摄像机拍摄了整个仪式。
手持摄像机
He used a handheld camcorder to film the interview.
他用一台手持摄像机拍摄了采访。
摄像机电池
The camcorder battery died during the concert.
摄像机电池在音乐会期间没电了。
Use camcorders naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：cam（相机）+ corder（录音机）= 既能拍又能录的便携摄像机。
语域：neutral 常见场景：家庭录像、电子产品介绍、旅游拍摄 该词通常指便携式摄像机，常见于家用录像或电子产品说明中，比较中性，正式场合和日常对话都可以使用。
与 camcorder 真正押韵（从重读元音 /ɔ/ 到末尾读音一致）的有 recorder、order、border。注意形近异音词：camera /ˈkæmərə/ 和 camper /ˈkæmpɚ/ 虽以 cam- 开头，但元音和结尾不同，并不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.