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| /ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃn/ |
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| 1 | C/U the act of copying someone’ s actions, words, or behaviour , often in order to make people laugh （常为取悦他人而对某人的动作、言语或行为的）模仿 |
| Kim can do a great imitation of Woody Allen. 金能惟妙惟肖地模仿伍迪·艾伦。 |
| | 1a | the act of copying something 仿制；仿效 | | They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. 他们说模仿是最诚挚的颂扬。 | |
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| 2 | C something that is a copy of something else , usually not as good as the original thing 仿制品；伪造物；赝品 |
| +of The film was dismissed as a crude imitation of Hitchcock’ s earlier work. 该影片被认为是对希区柯克早期作品的粗劣仿制。 |
| pale/poor imitation (=a bad copy) He said the proposal was a pale imitation of the government’ s policy. 拙劣的仿制品 |
| | 2a | used about materials that are copies of something more valuable 仿制的 | | imitation fur/leather/marble 仿制的皮毛/人造皮革/人造大理石 | |
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