单词 | simulate |
释义 | simulate (once / 1476 pages) v When you simulate something you imitate it. Hollywood makeup artists can use pencils and gray wigs to simulate old age in a young actor. It can also mean to model––a computer can simulate disaster scenarios in cities. If you really admire someone's calm-under-pressure attitude, you may try to simulate their demeanor. When opening a present, it's polite to simulate surprise and excitement about the gift item, even if you already have it or it is ugly as dirt. Don't try to simulate your parents' signatures on excuse cards, though––signatures are unique to individuals––impossible to simulate perfectly. WORD FAMILYsimulate: simulated, simulates, simulating, simulation, simulator+/simulation: simulations/simulator: simulators USAGE EXAMPLESIn one drill, a robot simulated a running back breaking into the open field. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) However, simulated waste used in practice runs coated the inside of the cylinder causing a bark-like substance to form, disrupting the process. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) When LaClergue simulated the next 20 years under existing zoning, he predicted 60 units would be demolished, more than with the upzone. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1v reproduce someone's behavior or looks Syn|Hypo|Hyper copy, imitate conform to, follow behave in accordance or in agreement with mockimitate with mockery and derision take offmimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner mime, mimicimitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect model, patternplan or create according to a model or models follow, take afterimitate in behavior; take as a model emulatestrive to equal or match, especially by imitating go bybe or act in accordance with ape, caricaturerepresent in or produce a caricature of impersonaterepresent another person with comic intentions burlesque, parody, spoofmake a parody of scalepattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard sovietise, sovietizemodel a country's social, political, and economic structure on the Soviet Union reproduce make a copy or equivalent of 2v create a representation or model of The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights Syn|Hyper model re-create create anew 3v make a pretence of Syn|Hypo|Hyper assume, feign, sham play pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity feintdeceive by a mock action act, dissemble, pretend behave unnaturally or affectedly |
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