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cop-per-plate /'kDpapleit; NAmE 'kaipar-/ noun [U] a neat old-fashioned way of writing with sloping letters joined together ffs]Ji§ft ( +0

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.copper 'sulphate (BrE) (also .copper sulfate NAmE) noun [U] {symb CuS0₄ • 5H₂0) a blue crystal which is used in electroplating and to destroy fungus {jf_L

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cop-pery /'kDpari; NAmE 'ka:p-/ adj. similar to or having the colour of copper fBl^] ftfj; 1$: coppery hair

cop-pice /’kDpis; NAmE 'ka:p-/ verb, noun • verb [VN, V] (technical A i§) to cut back young trees in order to make them grow faster ( /M$ ) a noun = copse

copra /'kDpra; NAmE 'koupra/ noun fU] the dried white flesh of coconuts IfftA

copse /kDps; NAmE ka:ps/ (also cop-pice) noun a small area of trees or bushes growing together 'cop shop noun (informal) a police station MA

cop-ter /'knpta(r); NAmE 'ka:p-/ noun (informal) = helicopter

cop-ula /'knpjala; NAmE 'ka:p-/ noun (grammar 7) = LINKING VERB

copu-late /'knpjuleit; NAmE 'ka:p-/ verb [V] ~ (with sb/sth) (technical Aigj to have sex Xlffi;

XM ► copu-la-tion /.kDpju'leiJn; NAmE ,ka:p-/ noun [U] Copy Or* /'kDpi; NAmE ‘ka:pi/ noun, verb n noun (pi. -ies) 1 [C] ~ (of sth) a thing that is made to be the same as sth else, especially a document or a work of art ( 01*, JlflU:

1 will send you a copy of the report, MM.

0 The thieves replaced the original painting with a copy. J!Ml 7 ¥ * 7 It H <, o You should

make a copy of the disk as a backup. rjjfl — 7* Hr ft o — see also hard copy 2 [C] a single example of a book, newspaper, etc. of which many have been made (47 )—*, — M, —{ft: a

copy of The Times’ — ft <#B|f ±jfc> 0 The book sold 20 000 copies within two weeks.

2 Mo — see also back copy 3 [U] written material

that is to be printed in a newspaper, magazine, etc.; news or information that can be used in a newspaper article or advertisement ( ) fif#; (

) MB, fgS: The subeditors prepare the reporters’ copy for the paper and write the headlines.

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make great copy for the advertisement. & nj ^ ft S ]fli| f“ ciinI _e 4 = photocopy : Could I have ten copies of this page, please? if ffi & — & % Ep T ft#

? 5 [C] (IndE) a book used by students for writing

exercises, etc. in ft#*; ^7* m verb (cop ies, copy-ing, cop ied, cop-ied) 1 [VN] to make sth that is exactly like sth else M$ij; M. ; ftit; l(fi H: They copied the designs from those on Greek vases. MfllO Everything in the computer’s memory can be copied onto disks.

rnwmmm^nmm&±o 2 [vn] ~ sth (from sth)

(into/onto sth) | - sth (down/out) to write sth exactly as it is written somewhere else ; H ^: She copied the phone number into her address book.

# § B #J if ifl, fkfi o 0 1 copied out several

poems. 3 [VN] to behave or do sth

in the same way as sb else ^ ft; 7; ft yfc ETI71

imitate : She copies everything her sister does. M —W HP ft M #J M M₀ 0 Their tactics have been copied by other terrorist organizations. 1M1W 7 fx B 7

tR kk ft o 4 [V] ~ (from/off sb) to cheat in an exam, school work, etc. by writing what sb else has written and pretending it is your own work ft $$; 5 [VN]

(1especially NAmE) = photocopy IJ!l;4fl .copy sb 'in (on sth) to send sb a copy of a letter, email message, etc. that you are sending to sb else jfi ( is#* Nii7$P#^f ) #j£XA; - Can you copy me in on

your report? ft#«3?

copy-book /'kDpibok; NAmE 'ka:p-/ noun, adj.

*» noun a book, used in the past by children in school, containing examples of writing which school students had to copy ( A tTOTI see

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■ adj. [only before noun] (BrE) done exactly how it should be done ( ) ff M , 'M fift 67 It was a copybook

operation by the police. copy-cat /'kDpikaet; NAmE 'ka:p-/ noun, adj. m noun (informal, disapproving) used especially by children about and to a person who copies what sb else does because they have no ideas of their own ( it A JLUMj i£, ) jgft#; #31#; MA^MA

m adj. [only before noun] (of crimes !p 4r) similar to and seen as copying an earlier well-known crime ft 3E

'copy editor noun a person whose job is to correct and prepare a text for printing ► 'copy-edit verb

[VN, V]

copy ist /'kDpiist; NAmE 'ka:p-/ noun a person who makes copies of written documents or works of art

copy-right /'kopirait; NAmE'ka:p-/ noun, adj., verb m noun [U, C] ~ (in/on sth) if a person or an organization holds the copyright on a piece of writing, music, etc., they are the only people who have the legal right to publish, broadcast, perform it etc., and other people must ask their permission to use it or any part of it HftjX: Who owns the copyright on this song? i§ O Copyright expires seventy years after the death of the author. |{S!££ft#710:7;7*7 'MAkko o They were sued for breach/infringement of copyright.

a adj. (abbr. C) protected by copyright; not allowed to be copied without permission $E ffc & ; A #£ # 7

1#M #0 W: copyright material UWfcPf m verb [VN] to get the copyright for sth !£!#••-$JH 'copyright library noun in the UK, a library that must receive a copy of every book that is published in the

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'copy typist noun (BrE) a person whose job is to type things that they copy from written documents ( X#

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copy-writer /'knpirait0(r); NAmE 'ka:p-/ noun a person whose job is to write the words for advertising material

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coq au vin /.knk au 'vae; NAmE .kouk ou; ,ka:k/ noun [U] (from French) a dish of chicken cooked in wine coquet ry /'knkitri; NAmE ‘kouk-/ noun [U] (literary) behaviour that is typical of a coquette # # jxl 'If ; A

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co quette /kn’ket; NAmE kou'ket/ noun (literary, often disapproving) a woman who behaves in a way that is intended to attract men A # M, 'If W A A H7T1 flirt ► co-quet-tish /kD'ketiJ; NAmE kou'k-/ adj.: a coquettish smile co-quet-tish-ly adv.

cor /ka:(r)/ (also .cor 'bli-mey) exclamation (BrE, informal) used when you are surprised, pleased or impressed by Sth (tsiijj, ) mm, Am-. CorILookat

that! mm! iflt!

cor acle /'knrakl; NAmE 'kp:r-; 'ka:r-/ noun a small round boat with a wooden frame, used in Wales and Ireland 7±M77ffl M A7rft Mffi

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coral /'kDral; NAmE 'koiral; 'kairal/ noun, adj. u noun 1 [U] a hard substance that is red, pink or white in colour, and that forms on the bottom of the sea from the bones of very small creatures. Coral is often used in jewellery. Jf Bjj_: coral reefs/islands ft M fit / Eb o a coral necklace Jj§ ^ 2 [C] a creature that produces coral

a adj. pink or red in colour, like coral f§ M fe (fi; H fe

W; mm-, coral lipstick

'coral snake noun a brightly coloured poisonous snake, often with bands of red, yellow, white and black cor ang-lais /,ko:r 'Drjglei; NAmE aiq'glei/ noun (pi. cors anglais /.korr 'oqglei; NAmE oirj'glei/) (especially BrE) (also