fingerprint /ˈfɪŋɡəˌprɪnt/ star1 TEM4 (fingerprinting,fingerprinted,fingerprints)

• 1.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） Fingerprints are marks made by a person's fingers which show the lines on the skin. Everyone's fingerprints are different, so they can be used to identify criminals. 指纹

  例：

  The detective discovered no fewer than 35 fingerprints.

  这名侦探发现了不下35个指纹。

• 2.  

  PHRASE（习语） If the police take someone's fingerprints, they make that person press their fingers onto a pad covered with ink, and then onto paper, so that they know what that person's fingerprints look like. 让某人按手印
• 3.  

  V-T（及物动词） If someone is fingerprinted, the police take their fingerprints. 提取指纹 [usu passive]

  例：

  He took her to jail, where she was fingerprinted and booked.

  他将她带到监狱，她在那里被提取了指纹并登记在册。