imitate  指出于仰慕或缺乏独创性而模仿他人或某物(模仿核心部分，但在细节上却不一定一样)。 其名词是 imitation。

1)Tom admired the film star Jerry very much and he liked to imitate every

action of his.

汤姆非常钦佩的电影杰里，喜欢模仿他的每一个动作。

2)Teachers should provide a model for children to imitate.

教师应该是孩子们仿效的典范。

3)Some birds, as the parrot, can imitate human voice.

有些鸟儿，如鹦鹉，能模仿人的声音。

4)You use computer programmes to imitate the real world and call it “virtual

reality”.

你可用计算机程序模拟现实世界，称它为“虚拟现实”。

5)Painters lacking originality often spent his lives in the imitation of the

great masters.

缺乏创意的画家通常一身都在临摹绘画大师的作品。

6)An expert was needed to authenticate the original Van Gogh painting from his

imitation.

这幅画是凡高的真迹还是赝品，需由专家来鉴定。

mimic  指以开玩笑或取笑的目的模仿他人，尤指滑稽模仿他人的言行举止。也可指模仿物的式样、特征、性质等。

1)The naughty boy mimicked his teacher’s voice and gestures very cleverly.

这个淘气的男孩把他老师的声音和姿态模仿得惟妙惟肖。

2)Nowadays it has become fashionable for young people to mimic their idols

haridos and dressing styles.

现在年轻人模仿偶像发型和衣着风格的做法变得流行起来。

3)So far attempts to make artificial organs have been disappointing: nature is

hard to mimic.

迄今为止，制作人造器官的尝试是令人失望的： 因为自然的东西是很难模仿的。

4)Scientists in the food industry try to find single chemical combinations that

mimic meat’s flavor and made inexpensive meat substitute more delicious.

食品工业的科学家在努力寻找中一种化学配方，模拟肉的味道使廉价的肉的替代品更美味

可口。

5)There are many different tactices used to lure you, including e-mail and Web

sites that mimic well-known, trusted brands.

有许多不同的用来诱骗你的策略，包括模仿受信任的著名品牌的电子邮件和网站

mock  指以开玩笑或取笑的目的模仿他人。

1)It is wrong to mock the cripples

模仿跛子走路它是错的。

2)He made all the other boys laugh by mocking the way the teacher spoke and

walked.

他模仿老师说话和走路的样子，让其他的男孩们都哈哈大笑。

simulate   指努力“模拟”、“模仿”某物以达到仿照得实际效果。

1)Artifical intelligence refers to the ability of the computer to stimulate

human behavior.

人工智能指的是计算机可以模仿人的行为。

2)The game device is designed to simulate the experience of a rocket launch,

including acceleration twice that of gravity.

这一游乐装置旨在模仿火箭发射时的乘客体验，包括2G重力加速度。

3)he neural network is an information system which simulates the brain structure

and function.

这种神经网络是一种模拟大脑的结构和功能的信息系统。

4)This developed bio-reactor can simulate internal working circumstance of human

myocardial tissue in a certain degree.

这种研制的生物反应器能够在一定程度上模拟人体心肌工作环境。

emulate 指模仿他人以赶上或与之竞争，也可指“仿真”某物。

1)Observe how the most successful employees operate and try to emulate their

skills.

观察最成功的员工如何操作，然后去模仿他们的技能。

2)When a new product is put into the market, more often than not, it will soon be

emulated.

当一个新产品投入市场，经常它会很快被仿效。

3)Liss says that humanity can emulate nature’s garbage-free ways, but it will

require innovative technology and a big change in attitude.

利斯说人类可以效仿自然界消除垃圾的方法，但这需要创新的科技和态度的重大转变。

4)EMBA programmes are beginning to emulate MBA programmes in other ways too.

EMBA课程也开始在其它方面效仿MBA课程。

5)Around the world, it is no longer European or American models that developing

countries are seeking to emulate.

在世界各地，发展中国家不再试图效仿欧洲或美国的模式。

● model after 和 pattern after也可表示“模仿”、“仿照”的意思，短语中的 after可换成 upon 或 on。

1)The Summer Palace is said to be modeled after the West Lake in Hangchow.

据说颐和园是仿照杭州的西湖。

2)The airport is parrerned after the Beijing International Airport.

那个机场是按照北京国际机场的样式设计建造的.

3)She modeled herself on her mother.

她模仿母亲的一举一动。

4)She bought a new dress patterned upon a Paris model.

她买了一件新衣服，是仿照巴黎的一种式样。

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