imitation

[.imi'teiʃən]

n.模仿, 效法
adj.假造的,冒充的

n.

1. 模仿, 模拟; 仿造; 伪造[U]

I learned the song by imitation.

我通过模仿学会了这支歌。

2. 仿制品; 赝品[C]

The vase is an imitation of the one in the museum.

这只花瓶是博物馆那只的仿制品。

a.

人造的; 仿制的; 伪造的

The man was wearing an imitation leather jacket.

这人穿着一件人造革皮夹克。

词形变化

形容词: imita-tional |

词义辨析

同义参见:

fake  sham  dummy  unreal  forgery  correspondence  forgery  synthetic  copy  

反义:

n.模拟; 仿造(品)

invention  

英英释义

名词 imitation:

the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations

a copy that is represented as the original

同义词：counterfeit, forgery

copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else

a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect

同义词：caricature, impersonation

形容词 imitation:

not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

同义词：fake, false, faux, simulated

短语词组

in imitation of

1. 为了仿效

He grew beards in imitation of the actor.

他为了模仿那个演员, 蓄起了胡子。

补充

imitationimitation英:[ˌɪmiˈteiʃən] 美:[ˌɪmɪˈteʃən]n.1.模仿, 仿效Young children learn how to speak by imitation.儿童通过模仿学说话。2.仿制品, 伪造物It's not real leather; it's only an imitation.那不是真皮, 只不过是仿制品。

例句

1. You can learn by imitation.你可以通过模仿来学习。 2. Some of the mourners had shaved their heads in imitation of their hero.有些哀悼者学着他们的偶像剃了光头。 3. Built in imitation of Rome's Colosseum, the folly dominates the hill above Oban.那座华而不实的仿罗马椭圆形竞技场建筑占据了大半个山头, 俯瞰着奥本。 4. imitation is an age-old problem for businesses but fighting it has not got any easier.产品仿制是企业面临的老问题, 但反仿制斗争依旧艰难。 5. the most accurate imitation of Chinese architecture in Europe全欧洲最逼真的仿中国样式的建筑 6. Computers are just poor imitations of our brains.电脑只是对我们大脑的拙劣仿制。 7. I could do a pretty good imitation of him.我可以把他的样子学得很像。 8. He gave his imitation of the way Jodie walked.他模仿乔迪走路的样子。 9. He puffed out his cheeks in a passable imitation of his dad.他鼓起两边腮帮子, 还算凑合地模仿他爸爸的样子。 10. The gun was found to be an imitation.那支枪被发现是仿制品。 11. Beware of cheap imitations!谨防廉价假货！ 12. An imitation firearm was used in the robbery.抢劫案中用了一支假枪。 13. She wore an imitation pearl necklace.她戴着一条人造珍珠项链。 14. an imitation fur coat仿真毛皮大衣 15. The ceiling is supported by imitation marble columns.天花板是用人造大理石柱支撑的。 16. [as modifier]an imitation sub-machine gun.一把仿制的冲锋枪。 17. a child learns to speak by imitation.儿童通过模仿学习说话。 18. he attempted an atrocious imitation of my English accent.他试图对我的英格兰口音进行拙劣的模仿。 19. Some artificial flowers are good imitations of real ones.有些人造花几可乱真。 20. Children learn by imitation of adults.儿童通过模仿成人来学习。 21. The restaurant was designed in imitation of a Japanese temple.这家餐厅是仿照一座日本寺院设计的。 22. He did a hilarious imitation of his father.他学他父亲的样子，好玩极了。 23. The real diamonds are in a museum. These are just imitations.真的钻石在博物馆里，这些只是仿制品。 24. a cheap/poor imitation 廉价/低劣的仿制品 25. The remake of the movie was a pale imitation [=an inferior version] of the original.这部电影的翻拍是对原版的拙劣模仿。 26. imitation pearls人造珍珠 27. imitation leather人造革