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imitation

释义

imitation

noun

UK /ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

Word Forms

singular	imitation
plural	imitations

1
countable an act of copying someone’s actions, words, or behaviour, often in order to make people laugh
Kim can do a great imitation of Woody Allen.
Synonyms and related words
To pretend to be someone else
pose as
mimic
ape
1. 1a
  uncountable the act of copying something
  They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
  Synonyms and related words
  The process of copying
  reproduction
  simulation
  imitation
2
countable something that is a copy of something else, usually not as good as the original thing
imitation of:
The film was dismissed as a crude imitation of Hitchcock’s earlier work.
pale/poor imitation (=a bad copy):
He said the proposal was a pale imitation of the government’s policy.
Synonyms and related words
Originals and copies of things
original
copy
transcript
1. 2a
  only before nounused about materials that are copies of something more valuable
  imitation fur/leather/marble
  Synonyms and related words
  Words used to describe products made in a factory
  artificial
  synthetic
  man-made

imitation

noun

US /ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

Word Forms

singular	imitation
plural	imitations

1
countable an act of copying someone’s actions, words, or behavior, often in order to make people laugh
Kim can do a great imitation of Woody Allen.
Synonyms and related words
To pretend to be someone else
pose as
mimic
ape
1. 1a
  uncountable the act of copying something
  They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
  Synonyms and related words
  The process of copying
  reproduction
  simulation
  imitation
2
countable something that is a copy of something else, usually not as good as the original thing
imitation of:
The movie was dismissed as a crude imitation of Hitchcock’s earlier work.
pale/poor imitation (=a bad copy):
He said the proposal was a pale imitation of the government’s policy.
Synonyms and related words
Originals and copies of things
original
copy
transcript
1. 2a
  only before nounused about materials that are copies of something more valuable
  imitation fur/leather/marble
  Synonyms and related words
  Words used to describe products made in a factory
  artificial
  synthetic
  man-made

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