1 [U] the system of recording moving pictures and sound by using a camera, and showing them using a machine (a video recorder) connected to a television 录像(系统):
We recorded the wedding on video.我们将婚礼摄录下来。The film is coming out on video in May.这部电影五月份将以录像带形式发行。
2 (also ˌvideo casˈsette(formal 正式)videotape) [C] a tape or cassette on which you record moving pictures and sound, or on which a film or television programme has been recorded 录像带:
Would you like to see the video we made on holiday?你想不想看我们度假时摄录的那盘录像带?to rent a video租一盒录像带
3 =VIDEO RECORDER
videoverb [T] (third person singular presentvideospresent participlevideoing;past tensepast participlevideoed)
We hired a camera to video the school play.我们租了一架摄像机把学校戏剧演出摄录下来。