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单词 impersonation
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
im•per•son•ate /ɪmˈpɜrsəˌneɪt/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -at•ed, -at•ing. 
  1. to assume the character or appearance of (someone else); pretend to be:arrested for impersonating a police officer.
  2. to imitate the voice, behavior, etc., of (another person) to entertain:When he impersonates the president the audience laughs hysterically.
im•per•son•a•tion /ɪmˌpɜrsəˈneɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]Impersonation of a police officer is against the law.[countable]Her impersonations of me had me laughing uncontrollably.
im•per•son•a•tor, n. [countable]a female impersonator.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
im•per•son•ate  (v. im pûrsə nāt′;adj. im pûrsə nit, -nāt′),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing, adj. 
v.t. 
  1. to assume the character or appearance of;
    pretend to be:He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
  2. to mimic the voice, mannerisms, etc., of (a person) in order to entertain.
  3. to act or play the part of;
    personate.
  4. [Archaic.]to represent in personal or bodily form;
    personify;
    typify.

adj. 
  1. embodied in a person;
    invested with personality.
  • im-1 + person + -ate1 1615–25
im•per′son•ation, n. 

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