template

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT A template is a thin piece of metal or plastic which is cut into a particular shape. It is used to help you cut wood, paper, metal, or other materials accurately, or to reproduce the same shape many times. (用于切割木材、紙、金屬等的) 模板
Trace around your template and transfer the design onto a sheet of card. 沿著模板描摹，把設(shè)計(jì)圖案描到一張薄紙板上。
2. N-COUNT In computing, a template is a model of a document that you can use as a guide when creating a document of your own. (計(jì)算機(jī)中用于創(chuàng)建文檔的) 模板[計(jì)算機(jī)]
Open any of the layout templates, insert your text, make any other changes, and print. 打開任何一個(gè)設(shè)計(jì)模板，插入你的文本，做任何其他改動(dòng)，然后打印。
3. N-COUNT If one thing is a template for something else, the second thing is based on the first thing. 樣板
The template for Adair's novel is not somebody else's fiction, but fact. 阿代爾長篇小說的樣板不是別人的虛構(gòu)故事，而是事實(shí)。