imitate
英 [ˈɪmɪteɪt] 美 [ˈɪmɪˌtet]

vt.

模仿，效仿；仿造，伪造；

变形

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

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vt. 模仿 copy; take as an example or model
2. vt. 仿造; 冒充 be or look like sth

英英释义

imitate[ 'imiteit ]

• v.
  • reproduce someone's behavior or looks

    "The mime imitated the passers-by"

    同义词：copysimulate

  • appear like, as in behavior or appearance

    "Life imitate art"

  • make a reproduction or copy of

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• imitate marble仿大理石
• imitate way of doing things仿效行事方式

～+副词

• imitate brilliantly惟妙惟肖地模仿
• imitate exactly学得一模一样
• imitate perfectly逼真地模仿

～+介词

• imitate from sb向某人学习

同近义词辨析

imitate, intimate, intimidate

这是一组形近易混词。

imitatev.模仿，仿效；复制，仿造。

The boy imitates his father's way of talking.那个男孩模仿他父亲说话的样子。

intimatea.亲密的；温馨的，舒适的。

We have had an intimate friendship since we were young.我们自年轻时代起就建立了亲密的友谊。

intimidatev.恐吓，威胁。

An older boy intimidated the little children when he took their lunch money.一个年龄大一点的男孩恐吓那些小孩子，并且抢走了他们的午饭钱。

双语例句

用作及物动词(vt.)

1. You should imitate great and good people.
   你应仿效伟大善良的人。
2. Teachers provide a model for children to imitate.
   教师是孩子们仿效的典范。
3. People imitate diamonds with crystal.
   人们用水晶仿造钻石。
4. He can imitate his teacher perfectly.
   他能维妙维肖地模仿他的老师。
5. They watched jig on TV and tried to imitate.
   他们看着电视里的快步舞并且试图模仿。
6. His handwriting is difficult to imitate.
   他的笔迹很难模仿。

权威例句

Newborn infants imitate adult facial gestures.
Fourteen- through 18-month-old infants differentially imitate intentional and accidental actions
Why Imitate, and If So, How?, : A Boundedly Rational Approach to Multi-armed Bandits
Robots that imitate humans.
FOURTEEN- THROUGH I8-MONTH-OLD INFANTS DIFFERENTIALLY IMITATE INTENTlONAL AND ACCIDENTAL ACTIONS
Why Imitate, and If So, How?
Doing the Right Thing: Infants' Selection of Actions to Imitate from Observed Event Sequences
Can Young Chimpanzees (Pan Troglodytes) Imitate Arbitrary Actions? Hayes & Hayes (1952) Revisited
Getting Humanoids to Move and Imitate
My eyes want to look where your eyes are looking: exploring the tendency to imitate another individual's gaze.