核心词议：
vt. 模仿，仿效；仿造，仿制
imitate 基本解释
vt. 模仿，效仿；仿造，伪造
速记方法
速记技巧 词根词缀法 imit 相像 + ate 做 → 做得相像 → 模仿
知识扩展
词语辨析
imitate,ape,copy。
这组词的共同意思是“模仿”。它们的区别是：
copy指在每个细节上都模仿原物，使其在每个方面都与原物特别相像；
ape指模仿人或人的举动言谈等，自己羡慕的东西，但又模仿的不像，并成为笑柄；
imitate指学某物的核心部分，但在细节上却不一定一样。
imitate 变化形式
第三人称单数： imitates
过去式： imitated
过去分词： imitated
现在分词： imitating
过去式： imitated
过去分词： imitated
现在分词： imitating
中文词源： imitate 模仿 来自拉丁语imitari,复制，模仿，来自PIE*aim,复制，模仿，词源同emulate,image. imitate
精选例句
1、 In addition, the team set up a separate experiment that suggested that the baby birds that most closely imitated their mom's voice were rewarded with the most food.
此外，该团队还建立了一个单独的实验，表明最接近模仿妈妈声音的鸟宝宝得到的食物最多。[机器自动翻译，如有错误，感谢纠错]
2、 Many western companies have tried to imitate such asian ways of doing things, which are based on general agreement.
许多西方公司试图模仿这种亚洲的做事方式，这种方式是建立在普遍共识的基础上的。[机器自动翻译，如有错误，感谢纠错]
1、 The report says America’s urbanization will continue to be the most significant issue affecting the industry, as cities across the country imitate the walkability and transit-oriented development making cities like New York and San Francisco so successful.
该报告称，美国的城市化将继续成为影响该行业的最重要问题，因为全国各地的城市都在模仿使纽约和旧金山等城市如此成功的步行性和以交通为导向的发展。
1、 So if you want to compliment someone on the work they have done and imitate it, just make sure you do it the right way to avoid committing plagiarism.
所以，如果你想赞美别人的作品并模仿他们，只要确保你用正确的方式来避免抄袭就行了。
1、 ”What is being called artificial general intelligence, machines that would imitate the way humans think, continues to evade scientists.
所谓的人工通用智能，即模仿人类思维方式的机器，继续躲避科学家。
常见考点例句：
- Have art students emulate and imitate work by masters .
- 让艺术学生通过精通掌握来竞争和模仿工作。
- Other developed countries should imitate this model , rather than bashing it .
- 其他发达国家应该效仿德国模式，而不是批评它。
- See if you can imitate that person 's best qualities .
- 看看你是否能模仿他身上的优秀属性。
- Japan 's ability to imitate outside models was mistaken for progress .
- 日本模仿别国模式的能力被误认为是进步。
- Life doesn 't imitate art , it imitates bad television .
- 生活并不模仿艺术，它模仿糟糕的电视。
