| 英语单词 | imitation |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [ˌɪmɪ'teɪʃn] 美 [ˌɪmɪ'teɪʃn] |
| 中文释义 | n.模仿;效法 adj.假造的;冒充的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) Young children learn how to speak by imitation. (2) He grew beards in imitation of the actor. (3) His style is a slavish imitation of his teacher's. (4) Her innocence is only an imitation. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 儿童通过模仿学说话。 (2) 他为了模仿那个演员,蓄起了胡子。 (3) 他一味模仿教师的风格,毫无创意。 (4) 她的天真只是一种伪装。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Imitation means copying the words, facial expressions, or actions of another person. Sometimes imitation is flattering, but often it's just annoying — like when your little brother does it to drive you crazy. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Use the adjective imitation to describe an object that pretends to be something else. Imitation paintings can be so real looking that it's hard to tell the fake from the genuine article. Some imitations have hung unnoticed on museum walls for years, only being exposed through the use of modern technology. A common proverb is "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery," although museum directors and people with obnoxious little brothers would probably disagree. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]仿制;仿造;仿造品 An imitation of something is a copy of it. [oft N
2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](对某人动作的)模仿 Imitation means copying someone else's actions. [oft
3 [ADJ 形容词]人造的;仿制的;伪造的 Imitation things are not genuine but are made to look as if they are. [ADJ n]
4 [N-COUNT 可数名词](为逗乐而对某人进行的)模仿,戏仿 If someone does an imitation of another person, they copy the way they speak or behave, sometimes in order to be funny. [usu N
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