/,ri:prə'dju:s; [US] -'du:s; ,riprə`dus/
v
1 [Tn] make a copy of (a picture, etc) 复制（图画等）
*This copier can reproduce colour photographs. 这台复印机可复制彩色照片.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (as sth) cause sth to be seen or heard again, or to occur again 再现某事物的形象或声音; 放映或播放某事物
*a portrait that reproduces every detail of the sitter's face 把那被画像的人的容貌表现得维妙维肖的画像
* Her stereo system reproduces every note perfectly. 她的立体声音响设备放音效果极佳.
* Can this effect be reproduced in a laboratory? 这种效果能在实验室里产生吗?
* The computer reproduced the data as a set of diagrams. 计算机用一组图表把那些数据重新显示出来.
3 [I] have a specified quality when copied 达到某种复制效果
*Some colours reproduce well/badly. 有的颜色复制效果好[差].
4 [I, Tn] (of humans, animals, insects, etc) produce (offspring) by natural means （指人、兽、昆虫等）生殖, 繁殖
*Ferns reproduce (themselves) by spores. 蕨类植物用孢子繁殖.

v
[I and T]
if an animal or plant reproduces, or reproduces itself, it produces young plants or animals
　The turtles return to the coast to reproduce.
[T]
to make a photograph or printed copy of something
　Klimt's artwork is reproduced in this exquisite collector's book.
[T]
to make something happen in the same way as it happened before
= repeat
→copy
　British scientists have so far been unable to reproduce these results.
[T]
to make something that is just like something else
→copy
　With a good set of speakers, you can reproduce the orchestra's sound in your own home.
>reproducibleadj