record

noun

1. the sum of recognized accomplishments

e.g. the lawyer has a good record
the track record shows that he will be a good president

Synonym: track record

2. an extreme attainment
the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)

e.g. he tied the Olympic record
coffee production last year broke all previous records
Chicago set the homicide record

3. sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove
used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove

Synonym: phonograph recordphonograph recordingdiskdiscplatter

4. a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted

e.g. he ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court
the prostitute had a record a mile long

Synonym: criminal record

5. a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone

e.g. Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'
his name is in all the record books

Synonym: record bookbook

6. anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

e.g. the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques

7. a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction

e.g. they could find no record of the purchase

8. the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had

e.g. at 9-0 they have the best record in their league

verb

1. be or provide a memorial to a person or an event

e.g. This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps
We memorialized the Dead

Synonym: commemoratememorializememorialiseimmortalizeimmortalise

2. indicate a certain reading
of gauges and instruments

e.g. The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero
The gauge read `empty'

Synonym: readregistershow

3. register electronically

e.g. They recorded her singing

Synonym: tape

4. make a record of
set down in permanent form

Synonym: enterput down

5. be aware of

e.g. Did you register any change when I pressed the button?

Synonym: register

1. （文字或影像）记录，记载
If you keep a record of something, you keep a written account or photographs of it so that it can be referred to later.

e.g. Keep a record of all the payments...
所有付款都要作记录。
e.g. There's no record of any marriage or children...
没有任何有关婚姻或子女的记载。

2. （用文字、照片或电脑）记录，记载
If you record a piece of information or an event, you write it down, photograph it, or put it into a computer so that in the future people can refer to it.

record是什么意思

e.g. ...software packages which record the details of your photographs.
记录你的照片的各种细节的软件包
e.g. ...a place which has rarely suffered a famine in its recorded history.
在历史记载中很少发生饥荒的地方

3. （用磁带或胶片）记录，录制，记下
If you record something such as a speech or performance, you put it on tape or film so that it can be heard or seen again later.

e.g. There is nothing to stop viewers recording the films on videotape...
没有什么办法可以阻止观众用录像机把电影录下来。
e.g. The call was answered by a recorded message saying the company had closed early.
电话被转入录音信息，称公司早些时候已经下班。

4. 录制（音乐、电视或广播节目）
If a musician or performer records a piece of music or a television or radio show, they perform it so that it can be put onto CD, tape, or film.

e.g. It took the musicians two and a half days to record their soundtrack for the film...
乐师们花了两天半的时间为电影录制配乐。
e.g. She has recently recorded a programme for television.
她最近录制了一档电视节目。

5. （音乐）唱片
A record is a round, flat piece of black plastic on which sound, especially music, is stored, and which can be played on a record player. You can also refer to the music stored on this piece of plastic as a record.

e.g. This is one of my favourite records.
这是我最喜欢的唱片之一。
e.g. ...the biggest and best-known record company in England.
英格兰最大、最知名的唱片公司

6. 记录，表明（某种测量结果或数值）
If a dial or other measuring device records a certain measurement or value, it shows that measurement or value.

record

e.g. The test records the electrical activity of the brain...
试验记录下了脑电活动。
e.g. The index of the performance of leading shares recorded a 16 per cent fall.
龙头股指数录得16个百分点的跌幅。

7. （体育运动或活动的）纪录，最好成绩
A record is the best result that has ever been achieved in a particular sport or activity, for example the fastest time, the furthest distance, or the greatest number of victories.

record的反义词

e.g. Roger Kingdom set the world record of 12.92 seconds...
罗杰·金德姆创造了12.92秒的世界纪录。
e.g. The painting was sold for £665,000 — a record for the artist.
这幅画卖了665,000英镑，是这个艺术家最贵的一幅了。

8. 创纪录的
You use record to say that something is higher, lower, better, or worse than has ever been achieved before.

e.g. Profits were at record levels...
利润创下新高。
e.g. She won the race in record time.
她以破纪录的成绩赢得了这场比赛。

9. 经历;履历
Someone's record is the facts that are known about their achievements or character.

e.g. His record reveals a tough streak...
他的履历显示他性格强悍。
e.g. He had a distinguished record as a chaplain...
作为一个牧师他成就卓著。

10. 案底;犯罪记录
If someone has a criminal record, it is officially known that they have committed crimes in the past.

e.g. ...a heroin addict with a criminal record going back 15 years...
15年前留有案底的海洛因瘾君子
e.g. Where the accused has a record of violence, they should always be kept in custody.
要是被告有暴力犯罪记录，必须予以拘留。

11. see also: recording;track record

12. 供记录（表示将公开申明某事）
If you say that what you are going to say next is for the record, you mean that you are saying it publicly and officially and you want it to be written down and remembered.

record的意思

e.g. We're willing to state for the record that it has enormous value.
我们愿意郑重声明那是有极大价值的。

13. 供记录在案；作为记录（备用）
If you give some information for the record, you give it in case people might find it useful at a later time, although it is not a very important part of what you are talking about.

e.g. For the record, most Moscow girls leave school at about 18...
需要指出的是，多数莫斯科女孩18岁从学校毕业。
e.g. Perhaps you'd like to tell me what you were doing Monday. Just for the record.
也许你不介意告诉我你周一在做些什么。只是顺便问问。

14. 非正式的;不得发表的
If something that you say is off the record, you do not intend it to be considered as official, or published with your name attached to it.

e.g. May I speak off the record?...
我可以私下说说吗，不要发表？
e.g. At the end of the lunch, I said I had some off-the-record comments.
午餐快结束的时候，我说我有一些想私下谈的看法。

15. 公开宣布的；记录在案的
If you are on record as saying something, you have said it publicly and officially and it has been written down.

e.g. The Chancellor is on record as saying that the increase in unemployment is 'a price worth paying' to keep inflation down.
财政大臣公开宣称失业率上升是遏制通货膨胀“值得付出的代价”。

16. 记录下来;记录在案
If you keep information on record, you write it down or store it in a computer so that it can be used later.

e.g. The practice is to keep on record any analysis of samples.
习惯上要把所有的样品分析记录在案。

17. 有记录的;有记载的
If something is the best, worst, or biggest on record, it is the best, worst, or biggest thing of its kind that has been noticed and written down.

e.g. It's the shortest election campaign on record...
这是史上为期最短的一次竞选活动。
e.g. The 1980s were the hottest decade on record.
20世纪80年代是有史以来最热的十年。

18. 纠正记载；改正记录
If you set the record straight or put the record straight, you show that something which has been regarded as true is in fact not true.

e.g. Let me set the record straight on the misconceptions contained in your article.
我来纠正一下你文章里的错误认识。