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单词 copycatism
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
cop•y•cat /ˈkɑpiˌkæt/USA pronunciation   n., adj., v., -cat•ted, -cat•ting. 
n. [countable] Also, ˈcop•y ˌcat.
  1. a person or thing that imitates another exactly.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. imitating a well-known event: a copycat crime.

v. [~ + object]
  1. to imitate;
    mimic.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cop•y•cat  (kop′ē kat′),USA pronunciation n., v., -cat•ted, -cat•ting. 
n. Also, cop′y cat′. 
  1. a person or thing that copies, imitates, mimics, or follows the lead of another, as a child who says or does exactly the same as another child.

adj. 
  1. imitating or repeating a recent, well-known occurrence:a copycat murder.

v.t. 
  1. to imitate or mimic:new domestic wines that copycat the expensive imports.
  2. to copy slavishly;
    reproduce:The clothes were copycatted straight from designer originals.
  • copy + cat1 1895–1900, American.
cop′y•cat•ism, n. 
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