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 );