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

• Children will not always listen to you, but they will always imitate you.
  孩子并不总听你的话，却总是模仿你的言行。
• He says learners use tapes and videos to imitate pronunciation and intonation.
  他提到，很多学习者通过听磁带、看录像来模仿语音和语调。
• Wood is often painted to imitate stone.
  木头常被涂上油漆假充石头。
• I don't have a squeaky voice, so it's hard for me to imitate that.
  我没有吱吱的声音，因此我很难模仿。
• I was at once interested in this finger play and tried to imitate it.
  我一下子就喜欢上了这种手指游戏，并极力去模仿。
• Those who imitate a genuine hero experience life with new depth, enthusiasm, and meaning.
  那些效仿真实英雄的人，将体验有新的深度、热情和意义的生活。
• 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；
• An ape can imitate man's gestures and manners.
  猿能模仿人的姿态举止。
• 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。