imitate

英 [ˈɪmɪteɪt]

美 [ˈɪmɪteɪt]

v.  模仿; 仿效; 模仿(某人的讲话、举止); 作滑稽模仿

现在分词：imitating　过去分词：imitated　过去式：imitated　第三人称单数：imitates　

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牛津词典

verb

• 模仿；仿效
  to copy sb/sth
  1. Her style of painting has been imitated by other artists.
     她的绘画风格为其他画家所模仿。
  2. Art imitates Nature.
     艺术是对大自然的仿制。
  3. Teachers provide a model for children to imitate.
     教师是孩子仿效的典范。
  4. No computer can imitate the complex functions of the human brain.
     任何计算机都无法模拟人脑的复杂功能。
• 模仿（某人的讲话、举止）；作滑稽模仿
  to copy the way a person speaks or behaves, in order to amuse people
  1. She knew that the girls used to imitate her and laugh at her behind her back.
     她知道那些女孩子过去常在背地里模仿她、嘲笑她。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 模仿;仿效;模拟
  If youimitatesomeone, you copy what they do or produce.
  1. ...a genuine German musical which does not try to imitate the American model.
     不刻意模仿美国模式的真正的德国音乐剧
  2. ...a precedent which may be imitated by other activists in the future.
     将来可能会被其他激进分子仿效的先例
• VERB (为逗乐)戏仿，学…的样子
  If youimitatea person or animal, you copy the way they speak or behave, usually because you are trying to be funny.
  1. Clarence screws up his face and imitates the Colonel again.
     克拉伦斯又板起面孔,模仿起上校来。

英英释义

verb

• make a reproduction or copy of
• reproduce someone's behavior or looks
  1. The mime imitated the passers-by
  2. Children often copy their parents or older siblings
  Synonym:copysimulate
• appear like, as in behavior or appearance
  1. Life imitate art

双语例句

• You can imitate my way of doing so!
  你也可以模仿我的方式来做呀！
• To copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression, and gesture; ape.
  模仿跆拳道口令，仿效非常逼真的模拟或模仿，尤指谈吐、表情和手势；
• This person dance to imitate and explore the world.
  这个人的舞蹈全世界都在模仿和探讨。
• You should imitate great and good men.
  你应该仿效伟大善良的人。
• I only wish that more economists would imitate his methods.
  我只是希望更多的经济学家能效仿他的方法。
• He could imitate in speech or writing most of those he admired.
  他能模仿大多数自己崇拜的偶像的讲话和写作风格。
• I tried to imitate natural lighting in these early studies.
  在这些早期的研究中，我曾设法模拟自然的光线。
• You should imitate her way of doing things.
  你应该效仿她做事的方式。
• A method to imitate wave based on metaball modeling is presented.
  提出了一种基于元球造型的波浪模拟方法。
• Consciously and unconsciously, people tend to imitate those around them.
  自觉和不自觉地，人们往往会模仿周围的人。