imitation
imitation 英 [ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃn] 美 [ˌɪmɪˈteʃən]
n. 模仿；仿制品
名词复数:imitations
- 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.
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- n. 模仿；仿制品
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1. a poor imitation of the real thing
低劣的仿制品
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2. This latest production is a pale imitation of the original.
最新推出的制作远不如它所依据的原著精彩。
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3. imitation leather, imitation pearls
人造革；假珍珠
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4. A child learns to talk by imitation.
小孩子通过模仿学会说话。
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5. He does an imitation of Barack Obama.
他滑稽地模仿巴拉克 · 奥巴马。
- imitation (n.) c. 1400, "emulation; act of copying," from Old French imitacion, from Latin imitationem (nominative imitatio) "a copying, imitation," noun of action from past participle stem of imitari "to copy, portray, imitate," from PIE *im-eto-, from root *aim- "to copy." Meaning "an artificial likeness" is from c. 1600. As an adjective, from 1840.
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