imitate
英 ['?m?te?t]
美['?m?tet]
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詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?imitates;過去式:?imitated;過去分詞:?imitated;現(xiàn)在分詞:?imitating;
助記提示
1. i m it => I'm it，我就是他.
中文詞源
imitate 模仿來自拉丁語imitari,復(fù)制，模仿，來自PIE*aim,復(fù)制，模仿，詞源同emulate,image.
英文詞源
- imitate
- imitate: [16] Latin imitāri meant ‘make a copy of’. It was formed from the base *im-, which also lies behind the Latin ancestors of English emulate [16] and image; all three words share the basic meaning element ‘likeness’. English acquired the word via the Latin past participle imitātus.
=> emulate, image - imitate (v.)
- 1530s, a back-formation from imitation or imitator, or else from Latin imitatus. Related: Imitated; imitating. An Old English word for this was ?fterhyrigan.
雙語例句
- 1. He could imitate in speech or writing most of those he admired.
- 他能模仿大多數(shù)自己崇拜的偶像的講話和寫作風(fēng)格。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I'd make fun of her dress and imitate her speech.
- 我會拿她的衣著開玩笑，并模仿她說話。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Some parrots can imitate sounds and repeat words and sentences.
- 有些鸚鵡能模仿(人的)聲音,還能學(xué)人說一些單詞和句子.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. James can imitate his father perfectly.
- 詹姆斯能逼真地模仿他父親.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. You should imitate her way of doing things.
- 你應(yīng)該效法她做事的方式.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》