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a videotape of sth
a videotape 是可数名词，表示“一盘录像带”；of 后面接录制的内容。
We watched a videotape of the wedding.
我们看了一盘婚礼的录像带。
录像
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
录像
a video recording made on magnetic tape
We watched a videotape of the wedding.
我们看了一盘婚礼的录像带。
一种较宽的磁带,用于录制视觉图像和声音(如电视节目),以便后续播放或广播。
A relatively wide magnetic tape used for recording visual images and sounds (as of a television production) for subsequent playback or broadcasting.
同 videocassette(“装有录像带的盒式磁带”)。
Synonym of videocassette (“cassette containing videotape”).
My dad videotapes every family vacation.
我爸爸会把每次家庭旅行都录下来。
We videotaped the school play last night.
昨晚我们把学校的戏剧演出录了下来。
Please don't videotape the rehearsal; the actors find it distracting.
请不要给排练录像，演员们会觉得分散注意力。
a videotape 是可数名词，表示“一盘录像带”；of 后面接录制的内容。
We watched a videotape of the wedding.
我们看了一盘婚礼的录像带。
on videotape 是固定搭配，表示“以录像带形式”，中间不加冠词。
The interview was recorded on videotape.
这次采访被录在录像带上。
videotape 作动词时是及物动词，后面直接跟录制对象。
She videotaped the whole ceremony.
她录下了整个仪式。
Not this
I watched a videotape on my phone.
Use this
I watched a video on my phone.
videotape 指录在磁带上的影像或录像带，数字设备上的影像应用 video；此处用 videotape 不自然。
Not this
She videotaped on her camera.
Use this
She videotaped the performance on her camera.
videotape 作动词是及物动词，必须接宾语，说明录制的内容。
Not this
The interview was recorded in videotape.
Use this
The interview was recorded on videotape.
表示录在磁带上用 on videotape，介词用 on，不用 in。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
录在录像带上
The whole ceremony was recorded on videotape.
整个典礼都被录在录像带上。
空白录像带
I need a blank videotape to record the movie.
我需要一盘空白录像带来录这部电影。
录像带证据
The lawyers presented videotape evidence to the jury.
律师向陪审团出示了录像带证据。
用录像带录制采访
The reporter videotaped the interview for the evening news.
记者用录像带录下采访，供晚间新闻使用。
看录像带
We watched a videotape of my sister's wedding.
我们看了一盘我姐姐婚礼的录像带。
当我站在天堂的珍珠门前时，这一切都会录在我的录像带上。
In the song, the singer imagines his life being played back on a videotape.
在这首歌里，歌手想象自己的一生在录像带上回放。
Use videotape naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：video（视频）+ tape（磁带）→ 录像磁带。想象老式录像机把电视节目录在一盘磁带上，记住这两个词就记住了意思。
语域：neutral 常见场景：家庭录像与资料存档、录制电视节目或讲座、教学/培训中现场录制 作名词时指录像带或录像资料；作动词时指用录像带录制。该词偏中性，日常和正式语境都可用；不过随着数字录制普及，现在多用于指模拟录像或老式录像，也可说 videotape a program 表示录下电视节目。
这些单词都以 /eɪp/ 音结尾，与 videotape 的最后一个音节押韵：tape, shape, cape, grape, scrape, escape。注意：tap /tæp/ 和 tapestry /ˈtæpɪstri/ 看起来像 tape，但发音不同，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.