simulate
/ˈsɪmjʊleɪt/verb
with obj.
1- imitate the appearance or character of模仿：
red ochre intended to simulate blood
用来仿造血的赭石
as adj. simulated a simulated leather handbag.仿皮手提包。
1.1
- pretend to have or feel (an emotion)假装（情感）：
it was impossible to force a smile, to simulate pleasure.
不可能强露微笑, 假装快乐。
1.2
- produce a computer model of计算机模拟：
future population changes were simulated by computer.
用计算机模拟未来人口变化。
派生词
simulation
nounsimulative
adjective词源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin simulat- 'copied， represented'， from the verb simulare, from similis 'like'.