英语词汇“emulate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

emulateemulate /ˈɛmyəˌleɪt/ ●○○ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYemulate

Origin: 1500-1600 Latin aemulatus, past participle of aemulari to (try to) be as good as another

VERB TABLE

emulate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	emulate
	he, she, it	emulates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	emulated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have emulated
	he, she, it	has emulated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had emulated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will emulate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have emulated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am emulating
	he, she, it	is emulating
	you, we, they	are emulating
Past	I, he, she, it	was emulating
	you, we, they	were emulating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been emulating
	he, she, it	has been emulating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been emulating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be emulating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been emulating

1to try to do something or behave in the same way as someone else, especially because you admire him or her: He wanted to emulate the style of trumpet player Bobby Hackett. → see also imitate2computers if one computer or piece of electronic equipment emulates another, it works in a similar way [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin aemulatus, past participle of aemulari to (try to) be as good as another]—emulation /ˌɛmyəˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]