imitate
verb
ˈɪmɪəteɪt
verb
1
imitate copy
to
copy
the
way
someone
behaves,
speaks,
moves
etc,
especially
in
order
to
make
people
laugh
Do
not
use
when
you
mean
to
do
the
same
thing
as
someone
else.
Use
instead.
当表示做和其他人一样的事情时不要用 imitate，而要用 copy
She
was
a
splendid
mimic
and
loved
to
imitate
Winston
Churchill.
她是个出色的模仿者，喜欢模仿温斯顿．邱吉尔。
She
worries
that
Tom
will
copy
his
brother
and
leave
home
(NOT
不说
She
worries
that
he
will
imitate
his
brother)
.
她担心汤姆会学他的兄弟离家出走。
2
to
copy
something
because
you
think
it
is
good
〔因认为是好的而〕仿效〔某物〕
vegetarian
products
which
imitate
meat
像肉的素食产品
The
Japanese
have
no
wish
to
imitate
Western
social
customs
and
attitudes.
日本人不想仿效西方的社会习俗和处事态度。