(1)复制(印)，模仿(make a fairly accurate copy of sth;imitate)[T+n]：～a key/a painting (by photography)/an article(from a magazine) 配钥匙/(通过摄影)复制一幅画/复印(杂志上)的一篇文章;documents～d in facsimile 复制得一模一样的文件;～sb's accent 模仿某人的口音;The bird-watcher could～the call of over fifty birds. 那个观察和研究野鸟的人会模仿50多种鸟的叫声。〖同〗copy，imitate;

(2)再现，重放(make or produce sth again;bring back into existence again)[T+n，T+n+prep(as)]：～the atmosphere of the festival/the success of one's first book/the scene to life/sb's features very well (in the portrait) 再现节日气氛/再现自己第一本书所获得的成功/逼真地再现那情景/(在此画中)真实地再现某人的容貌;～the data as a set of diagrams 把这些资料用一套图表表示出来;The phonograph/record player～s music (every sound) perfectly. 这台留声机/电唱机放的音乐(声音)十分完美。

(3)复制得……(come out good or bad when copied)[I]：The record (picture)～d well/bad/clearly. 这张唱片(这张画)录(复)制得很好/差/清晰。Can this photograph～clearly? 这张照片能复制清楚吗?

(4)繁殖((of humans，animals，insects，plants，etc) give birth to young)[I，T+n]：Rabbits～quickly. 兔子繁殖得很快。Most plants～(themselves/their kind) by seeds. 大多数植物靠种子来繁殖。Most bacteria～(themselves/their kind) by splitting into two. 大多数细菌靠一分为二来繁殖。Most fishes～(themselves/their kind)by laying eggs. 大多数鱼靠排卵来繁殖。〖同〗breed;

→͵repro′ducible adj 可复制(重现，繁殖)的;͵repro′duction n 复制(品);重现;繁殖;͵repro′ductive adj 繁(生)殖的;

【辨异】reproduce与copy、imitate和duplicate的区别见COPY。