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imitative

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++im·i·ta·tive /ˈɪmətətɪv $ -teɪtɪv/ adjective formal  IMITATEcopying someone or something, especially in a way that shows you do not have any ideas of your own 模仿的,仿效的〔尤指模仿者缺乏个人思想〕 Young people might be provoked into imitative crime by the exploits they see on TV. 年轻人可能会从电视上看到的英勇行为中受到启发而仿效电视主人公实施犯罪。
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imitativeEducation in oral language is context-based and imitative.Nigel sometimes felt he didn't deserve such imitative admiration.There are other forms of imitative music played on instruments.The great thing about our experiment was that it freed painting from all imitative or conventional contexts.And I could turn out imitative verse which expressed similar sentiments.Children before this stage of development may use words in a imitative way.Only in the frankly imitative words like buzz and lisp do hint and pointing coincide.
im·i·ta·tive adjectiveChineseSyllable
something, in or a Corpus copying someone especially


imitative
imitative /ˈɪmətətɪv, ˈɪmɪtətɪv $ -teɪtɪv/ adjective formal
copying someone or something, especially in a way that shows you do not have any ideas of your own:
    Young people might be provoked into imitative crime by the exploits they see on TV.


imi·ta·tiveBrE /ˈɪmɪtətɪv/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɪmɪteɪtɪv/ 🔊 adjective (formal, sometimes disapproving) that copies sb/sth 模仿的;仿制的;仿效的movies that encourage imitative crime助长模拟犯罪行为的电影His work has been criticized for being imitative and shallow. 他的作品被批抄袭而且肤浅。🔊🔊