mimic

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mim·ic1 /ˈmɪmɪk/ verb (mimicked, mimicking) [transitive]  1  IMITATEto copy the way someone speaks or behaves, especially in order to make people laugh 模仿〔某人的言行，尤指为了逗乐〕，学…的样子 SYN imitate, take off He could mimic all the teachers’ accents. 他能模仿所有老师的口音。 ‘I’m so sorry, ’ she mimicked. “很抱歉。”她学着说道。2  IMITATEto behave or operate in exactly the same way as something or someone else 学…的样子，模仿 Europe should not try to mimic Japan: we have to find our own path to successful modernisation. 欧洲不应该试图模仿日本: 我们必须找到自己的现代化成功之路。 The drug mimics the action of the body’s own chemicals. 这种药模仿人体自身化学物质的作用。3  HBAIMITATEif an animal mimics something, it looks or sounds very like it 〔动物〕像，似 a fly whose size and colour exactly mimics that of the wasp 一种大小和颜色很像黄蜂的苍蝇 —mimicry noun [uncountable] He has a gift for mimicry. 他有模仿的天赋。→ See Verb table

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mimic• ""Hmm, '' Phil said. ""Hmm, '' Graham mimicked.• Jackson mimicked a foreign accent to make his point.• Firstly, why should a voluntary arrangement have to mimic an Administration Order?• In its early stages, the symptoms of fatigue and nausea mimic heat exhaustion and can confuse the rangers.• The taste and texture mimic that of ice cream, without all the fat.• Occasionally the pain may mimic that of pancreatitis, gall bladder disease, appendicitis, or angina pectoris.• This insect mimics the appearance of a wasp.• The movement of energy from one end of the tube to the other mimics the effect of a moving mass.• Why do we not mimic the professionals or their caddies in other areas of the game?• The result is an epidermis which is better able to mimic the softness and freshness of younger skin.• Yolanda mimics their father opening an envelope.• Yolanda mimicked their father opening the letter.• The parasites can fight back, with a range of eggs that mimic those of their chosen host.

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mimic2 noun [countable]  HBAIMITATEa person or animal that is good at copying the movements, sound, or appearance of someone or something else 善于模仿的人[动物] → impressionist, impersonator

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mimic• Some species of birds have developed the ability to distinguish between model and mimic and will feed on the imposters.• Parrots are excellent mimics.• What became of Gary Glitter mimics when Glitter got disgraced?• She is a remarkably good mimic.• The first group, mimics, consists of the northern mockingbird, the brown thrasher and the gray catbird.• The universal Turing machine is a universal mimic.Origin mimic1 (1500-1600) mimic “copying” ((16-21 centuries)), from Latin mimicus, from Greek, from mimos; → MIME1

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mim‧ic¹ /ˈmɪmɪk/ verb (past tense and past participle mimicked, present participle mimicking) [transitive]1. to copy the way someone speaks or behaves, especially in order to make people laugh
   SYN  imitate, take off:
    He could mimic all the teachers’ accents.
    ‘I’m so sorry,’ she mimicked.
2. to behave or operate in exactly the same way as something or someone else:
    Europe should not try to mimic Japan: we have to find our own path to successful modernisation.
    The drug mimics the action of the body’s own chemicals.
3. if an animal mimics something, it looks or sounds very like it:
    a fly whose size and colour exactly mimics that of the wasp
—mimicry noun [uncountable]:
    He has a gift for mimicry.

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mimic² noun [countable]
a person or animal that is good at copying the movements, sound, or appearance of someone or something else ⇨ impressionist, impersonator