impersonate
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++im·per·son·ate /ɪmˈpɜːsəneɪt $ -ɜːr-/ verb [transitive] 1 PRETENDto pretend to be someone else by copying their appearance, voice, and behaviour, especially in order to deceive people 〔尤指为行骗而〕假扮，假冒〔他人〕 Do you know it is a very serious offence to impersonate a police officer? 你知道假冒警察是很严重的违法行为吗？2 IMITATEto copy someone’s voice and behaviour, especially in order to make people laugh 〔尤指为逗人发笑而〕模仿〔某人的言语、动作〕 In the film, he amusingly impersonates a woman. 影片中他模仿一个女人，非常好笑。 —impersonation /ɪmˌpɜːsəˈneɪʃən $ -ɜːr-/ noun [countable, uncountable] He’s renowned for his Elvis impersonation. 他以模仿“猫王”出名。→ See Verb table
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impersonate• Daniels faces charges of impersonating a Navy officer.• Harmon is charged with impersonating a police officer.• It's illegal to impersonate a police officer.• I got home to find him impersonating Elvis Presley in front of the mirror.• The Ona men impersonate Gods in order to suppress women.• Sammler noticed how his widow tended now to impersonate him.• They even had a small lounge where they could, if they so desired, impersonate Nero.• Little became very famous impersonating President Nixon.• The actors impersonate the totem animal, thus identifying and promoting a resonant connection with it.• The men themselves would impersonate these beings.• She makes a living out of impersonating Tina Turner in shows and films.im·per·son·ate verbChineseSyllable
be copying appearance, voice, to Corpus their by to pretend someone else
impersonate
im‧per‧son‧ate /ɪmˈpɜːsəneɪt $ -ɜːr-/
verb [transitive]
1. to pretend to be someone else by copying their appearance, voice, and behaviour, especially in order to deceive people:
Do you know it is a very serious offence to impersonate a police officer?
2. to copy someone’s voice and behaviour, especially in order to make people laugh:
In the film, he amusingly impersonates a woman.
—impersonation /ɪmˌpɜːsəˈneɪʃən $ -ɜːr-/ noun [uncountable and countable]:
He’s renowned for his Elvis impersonation.
■ to pretend to be someone or something
▪impersonate to copy the way that a famous person speaks and behaves, in order to entertain people, or to pretend to have an official job, in order to trick people: He’s brilliant at impersonating the President. | It’s illegal to impersonate a police officer.
▪pose as somebody to pretend to be someone else, especially someone in an official position, so that it is easier for you to do something bad or illegal: He posed as a doctor to gain access to the hospital. | There have been cases of thieves posing as telephone engineers.
▪masquerade as somebody/something disapproving to pretend to be someone or something else – used especially when saying that someone or something is not who they claim to be: Their advertisements are always full of people in white coats masquerading as scientists. | It’s not real news – it’s government propaganda masquerading as news.
im‧per‧son‧ate /ɪmˈpɜːsəneɪt $ -ɜːr-/
verb [transitive]1. to pretend to be someone else by copying their appearance, voice, and behaviour, especially in order to deceive people:
2. to copy someone’s voice and behaviour, especially in order to make people laugh:
—impersonation /ɪmˌpɜːsəˈneɪʃən $ -ɜːr-/ noun [uncountable and countable]:
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