imitate
/ˈɪmɪteɪt/verb
with obj.(常作be imitated)
1- take or follow as a model模仿, 仿效, 模拟：
his style was imitated by many other writers.
他的风格被其他许多作家模仿。
1.1
- copy (a person's speech or mannerisms), especially for comic effect（尤指为开玩笑）模仿（他人言行）：
she imitated my Scots accent.
她模仿我的苏格兰口音。
1.2
- copy or simulate仿制, 仿造, 伪造：
synthetic fabrics can now imitate everything from silk to rubber.
合成材质现在能仿制从丝绸到橡胶的所有材料。
派生词
imitable
adjectiveimitator
noun词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin imitat- 'copied', from the verb imitari; related to imago 'image'.