imitate

简明英汉词典

imitate

[5imiteit]

vt.

模仿, 仿效, 仿制, 仿造

v.

模仿

美国传统词典[双解]

imitate

im.i.tate

AHD:[1m“1-t3t”]

D.J.[6imi7teit]

K.K.[6!m!7tet]

v.tr.（及物动词）

im.i.tat.ed， im.i.tat.ing， im.i.tates

(1)To use or follow as a model.

仿效，效法：当作一个模范来使用或追随

(2)To copy the actions, appearance, mannerisms, or speech of; mimic:

模仿：照搬某人的动作、容貌、特殊习惯和讲话；模拟：

amused friends by imitating the teachers.

模仿老师来取悦逗乐朋友

(3)To copy or use the style of:

模仿或运用…的风格：

brushwork that imitates Rembrandt.

模仿伦勃朗的绘画

(4)To copy exactly; reproduce.

精确地复制；仿制

(5)To appear like; resemble.

像；类似

语源

Latin imit3o} imit3t-

拉丁语 imit3o} imit3t-

继承用法

im“ita”tor

n.（名词）

参考词汇

(1)imitate， copy， mimic， ape， parody， simulate

(2)These verbs mean to follow something or someone taken as a model. To

这些动词的意思是仿效作为典范的某物或某人。

(3)imitate is to act like or follow a pattern or style set by another:

imitate 是象或按照其他人设立的方式或风格去做：

The adults drank their tea in a ceremonious manner, and the children imitated them.

大人们客套地喝着茶，孩子们模仿着他们。

The decorator had the wood paneling painted to imitate marble.

油漆工油漆了木质镶板来模仿大理石。

“Art imitates Nature” (Richard Franck). Tocopy is to duplicate an original as precisely as possible:

“艺术模仿自然” （理查德·弗兰克）。copy 是尽可能精确地复制原作：

tried to copy her cultivated accent;

尽力地模仿她优雅的口音；

a building that evokes the neoclassic style of architecture without copying it. To mimic is to make a close imitation, as of another's actions, speech, or mannerisms, often with an intent to ridicule:

一座再现新古典主义建筑风格但没有照搬的建筑物。 mimic 是对他人的动作，话语或特殊习惯等作相近的模仿， 经常是为了取笑：

“fresh carved cedar, mimicking a glade/Of palm and plaintain” (John Keats).

“新刻的雪松，好似平地/棕榈又好似平原” （约翰·济慈）。

In private the candidate mimicked his opponent's stammer. To ape is to follow another's lead slavishly but often with an absurd result:

私下里那个候选人模仿着对手的口吃。 ape 是奴隶似的仿照别人的指导， 但经常产生荒唐的结果：

“Those [superior] states of mind do not come from aping an alien culture” (John Russell). To parody is either to imitate with comic effect or to attempt a serious imitation and fail:

“那些 精神状态并不是来自对外国文化的仿照” （约翰·罗素）。parody 或者是滑稽地模仿或者是严肃认真地模仿但失败了：

“All these peculiarities [of Samuel Johnson's literary style] have been imitated by his admirers and parodied by his assailants” (Macaulay). Tosimulate is to feign or falsely assume the appearance or character of something:

“所有特点 已经被他的崇拜者所仿效并被他的攻击者所嘲弄地模仿了” （麦考莱）。simulate 是假装某物的表象或特征：

“I . . . lay there simulating death” (W.H. Hudson).

“我…躺在那儿，假装死了” (W·H·哈得逊）

现代英汉词典

imitate

[5ImIteIt]

vt.

-tated, -tating

(1)效法；模仿

The little boy imitated his father.

这小男孩模仿他的父亲。

James can imitate his teacher's speech perfectly.

詹姆斯能维妙维肖地模仿他教师的言语。

(2)模拟；假装；学

Parrots imitate human speech.

鹦鹉学人语。

(3)仿制

Wood is often painted to imitate stone.

木头常涂上油漆冒充石头。

现代英汉综合大辞典

imitate

[5imiteit]

vt.

(1)模仿; 模拟; 仿效; 效法

(2)仿造; 假冒; 冒充

Parrots imitate human speech.

鹦鹉学人说话。

Wood is often painted to imitate stone.

木头常涂上油漆冒充石头。

参考词汇

imitate mimic mock ape

都含“模仿”的意思。

(1)imitate指“模仿”、“仿效”、“效法”, 如:

The child imitates his father.

这孩子模仿他的父亲。

(2)mimic 指“模仿”、“摹拟”、“细致地模仿”, 尤指“为开玩笑而模仿”, 如:

He used to mimic speech peculiarities of another.

他过去总是模仿别人讲话的特点。

(3)mock 指“通过模仿进行嘲弄或嘲笑”, 如:

Some boys mocked the accent of the new boy.

一些孩子嘲弄新来孩子的口音。

(4)ape指“仿效某人”或“仿效某人的言行举止等”, 如:

She aped the fashions of the court ladies.

她仿效宫女的样子。

用法词典

imitate

源自拉丁语 imitari 的过去分词 imitatus

英文相关词典

imitate

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[七国语言]英汉公共大词典

imitate

模造;模仿

美国传统词典

imitate

im.i.tate

AHD:[1m“1-t3t”]

D.J.[6imi7teit]

K.K.[6!m!7tet]

v.tr.

im.i.tat.ed, im.i.tat.ing, im.i.tates

(1)To use or follow as a model.

(2)To copy the actions, appearance, mannerisms, or speech of; mimic:

amused friends by imitating the teachers.

(3)To copy or use the style of:

brushwork that imitates Rembrandt.

(4)To copy exactly; reproduce.

(5)To appear like; resemble.

语源

Latin imit3o} imit3t-

继承用法

im“ita”tor

n.

参考词汇

(1)imitate, copy, mimic, ape, parody, simulate

(2)These verbs mean to follow something or someone taken as a model. To

(3)imitate is to act like or follow a pattern or style set by another:

The adults drank their tea in a ceremonious manner, and the children imitated them.

The decorator had the wood paneling painted to imitate marble.

“Art imitates Nature” (Richard Franck). Tocopy is to duplicate an original as precisely as possible:

tried to copy her cultivated accent;

a building that evokes the neoclassic style of architecture without copying it. To mimic is to make a close imitation, as of another's actions, speech, or mannerisms, often with an intent to ridicule:

“fresh carved cedar, mimicking a glade/Of palm and plaintain” (John Keats).

In private the candidate mimicked his opponent's stammer. To ape is to follow another's lead slavishly but often with an absurd result:

“Those [superior] states of mind do not come from aping an alien culture” (John Russell). To parody is either to imitate with comic effect or to attempt a serious imitation and fail:

“All these peculiarities [of Samuel Johnson's literary style] have been imitated by his admirers and parodied by his assailants” (Macaulay). Tosimulate is to feign or falsely assume the appearance or character of something:

“I . . . lay there simulating death” (W.H. Hudson).

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模拟