printing UK ['prɪn.tɪŋ] US [-tˌɪŋ] noun uncountable ■the activity or business of producing writing or images on paper or other material with a machine 印刷•She runs her own printing business.她经营自己的印刷事业。 countable ■the number of copies of a book which the publisher (= company that prints books) has produced (书的)印数•The publishers produced a first printing of 2500.出版商首印了2500本。 |