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imitate 音标拼音: ['ɪmət ,et] vt. 模仿,仿效,摹拟,学样;仿制,仿造,伪造 模仿,仿效,摹拟,学样;仿制,仿造,伪造 imitate模拟 imitate v 1: reproduce someone' s behavior or looks; " The mime imitated the passers- by"; " Children often copy their parents or older siblings" [ synonym: { imitate}, { copy}, { simulate}] 2: appear like, as in behavior or appearance; " Life imitate art" 3: make a reproduction or copy ofImitate \ Im" i* tate\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Imitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Imitating}.] [ L. imitatus, p. p. of imitari to imitate; of unknown origin. Cf. { Image}.] 1. To follow as a pattern, model, or example; to copy or strive to copy, in acts, manners etc. [ 1913 Webster] Despise wealth and imitate a dog. -- Cowlay. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To produce a semblance or likeness of, in form, character, color, qualities, conduct, manners, and the like; to counterfeit; to copy. [ 1913 Webster] A place picked out by choice of best alive The Nature' s work by art can imitate. -- Spenser. [ 1913 Webster] This hand appeared a shining sword to weild, And that sustained an imitated shield. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Biol.) To resemble ( another species of animal, or a plant, or inanimate object) in form, color, ornamentation, or instinctive habits, so as to derive an advantage thereby; sa, when a harmless snake imitates a venomous one in color and manner, or when an odorless insect imitates, in color, one having secretion offensive to birds. [ 1913 Webster] 98 Moby Thesaurus words for " imitate": act like, adopt, affect, ape, appear like, approach, appropriate, approximate, assume, be like, be redolent of, bear resemblance, borrow, bring to mind, burlesque, call to mind, call up, caricature, chorus, come again, come close, come near, compare with, copy, correspond, counterfeit, crib, derive from, ditto, do, do a repeat, do again, do like, do over, double, duplicate, echo, emulate, evoke, fake, favor, follow, forge, go like, hoke, hoke up, impersonate, infringe, look like, make like, make use of, match, mimic, mirror, mock, monkey, near, nearly reproduce, not tell apart, parallel, parody, parrot, partake of, pirate, plagiarize, quote, redo, redouble, reduplicate, reecho, reflect, regurgitate, reincarnate, remind one of, renew, repeat, replicate, reproduce, resemble, revive, satirize, savor of, say again, seem like, send up, simulate, smack of, sound like, spoof, stack up with, steal, suggest, take, take after, take off, take on, take over, travesty
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