mimic
verb
noun
ˈmɪmɪk
verb
1
to
copy
the
way
someone
speaks
or
behaves,
especially
in
order
to
make
people
laugh
模仿〔某人的言行,尤指为了逗乐〕,学…的样子;
He
could
mimic
all
the
teachers’
accents.
他能模仿所有老师的口音。
‘I’m
so
sorry,’
she
mimicked.
“很抱歉。”她学着说道。
2
to
behave
or
operate
in
exactly
the
same
way
as
something
or
someone
else
学…的样子,模仿
Europe
should
not
try
to
mimic
Japan:
we
have
to
find
our
own
path
to
successful
modernisation.
欧洲不应该去模仿日本: 我们必须找到自己的办法,成功实现现代化。
The
drug
mimics
the
action
of
the
body’s
own
chemicals.
这种药是模仿人体自身化学物质的作用。
3
if
an
animal
mimics
something,
it
looks
or
sounds
very
like
it
〔动物〕像
a
fly
whose
size
and
colour
exactly
mimics
that
of
the
wasp
一种大小和颜色很像黄蜂的苍蝇
He
has
a
gift
for
mimicry.
他具有模仿天赋。
noun
4
a
person
or
animal
that
is
good
at
copying
the
movements,
sound,
or
appearance
of
someone
or
something
else
善于模仿的人 (动物 );