imitation
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++im·i·ta·tion /ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃən◂/ ●●○ noun 1 [countable, uncountable]IMITATE when you copy someone else’s actions 模仿，仿效by imitation Many people think that children learn language by imitation. 很多人认为儿童通过模仿学习语言。 The remake of ‘Casablanca’ was a pale imitation (=something that is much less good than the thing it imitates) of the original movie. 重拍的《卡萨布兰卡》远不如原版。2 [countable] when you copy the way someone speaks or behaves, especially in order to be funny (滑稽)模仿 SYN impression She acted, she danced, she did imitations. 她演戏，跳舞，做滑稽模仿。imitation of his imitation of an American accent 他对美国口音的模仿3 [countable]COPY a copy of something 仿制品，赝品imitation of She wore an imitation of a sailor’s hat. 她戴着一顶仿制的水手帽。imitation fur/pearls/silk/leather etc (=something that looks like an expensive material but is a copy of it) 人造毛皮/珍珠/丝绸/皮革等 an imitation fur coat 人造毛皮大衣► see thesaurus at artificial, false
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imitation• Nor was the dambusters plus aeroplane imitations one performed, or the runway for ice.• Everything else is a cheap imitation.• The necklace was a cheap imitation, but she was obviously very proud of it.• An earthen mound forms an even more direct imitation.• Rival troupes gave so many imitations that its inventor was forgotten.• These forms of imitation are not surprising.• Three generations of imitation so doggedly faithful that it defied credibility.• But this imitation of well-established exemplars is another mark of the psychotic rather than the genuine mystic.• Children learn through imitation.• A white imitation of black grief.pale imitation• It had been a pale imitation.• These, however, are but a pale imitation of the History file.• These programs are still only a pale imitation of the original human operators, however.• But this time round, they're pathetic, pale imitations of the planet destroyers that went before.• To its critics, it became a mild tabloid and a very pale imitation of what was originally intended.did imitations• He also did imitations - Churchill a piècederésistance.• Wits on the Salomon trading floor did imitations of Mortara.• He did imitations of different accents-Navaho, black, New York.• She acted, she danced, she did imitations.imitation fur/pearls/silk/leather etc• As he fumbled for another dime, a black girl in an imitation leather overcoat walked by the booth.• Some one else pulled her necklace, and imitation pearls spread underfoot.• Not poor-quality editions in imitation leather.• Nora chose a blue cotton dress with lots of tiny buttons covered in maroon imitation silk.• Better no pearls than imitation pearls.• Patsy and Betsy were in their best Sunday frocks, short-skirted, Patsy wearing imitation silk stockings and Betsy white socks.im·i·ta·tion nounChineseSyllable
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imitation
im‧i‧ta‧tion /ˌɪməˈteɪʃən◂, ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃən◂/
noun
1. [uncountable and countable] when you copy someone else’s actions
by imitation
Many people think that children learn language by imitation.
The remake of ‘Casablanca’ was a pale imitation (=something that is much less good than the thing it imitates) of the original movie.
2. [countable] when you copy the way someone speaks or behaves, especially in order to be funny
SYN impression:
She acted, she danced, she did imitations.
imitation of
his imitation of an American accent
3. [countable] a copy of something
imitation of
She wore an imitation of a sailor’s hat.
imitation fur/pearls/silk/leather etc (=something that looks like an expensive material but is a copy of it)
an imitation fur coat
im‧i‧ta‧tion /ˌɪməˈteɪʃən◂, ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃən◂/
noun1. [uncountable and countable] when you copy someone else’s actions
by imitation
2. [countable] when you copy the way someone speaks or behaves, especially in order to be funny
SYN impression:
imitation of
3. [countable] a copy of something
imitation of
imitation fur/pearls/silk/leather etc (=something that looks like an expensive material but is a copy of it)
artificial made or produced to copy sth natural; not real 指人工的、人造的、假的 ：◆ artificial flowers 假花 ◆ artificial light 人造光 synthetic made by combining chemical substances rather than being produced naturally by plants or animals 指人工合成的 ：◆ synthetic drugs 合成药物 ◆ shoes with synthetic soles 合成鞋底的鞋 false not natural 指非天然的、非天生的、假的 ：◆ false teeth 假牙 ◆ a false beard 假胡子 man-made made by people; not natural 指人造的、非天然的 ：◆ man-made fibres such as nylon 尼龙之类的人造纤维 fake made to look like sth else; not real 指伪造的、冒充的、假的 ：◆ a fake-fur jacket 一件人造毛皮的短上衣 imitation [ 指仿制的、人造的、假的 ：◆ She would never wear imitation pearls. 她绝不会戴假珍珠。
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artificial/synthetic/man-made fabrics/fibres/materials/products artificial/synthetic/fake/imitation fur/leather artificial/synthetic/false/fake/imitation diamonds/pearls