imitation
[ˌɪm.ɪ'teɪ.ʃən] adjective
■made to look like something else 仿造的•an imitation leather watch-strap仿皮革表带 •It's not real silk - it's just imitation.这不是真丝——不过是仿制的。
[ˌɪm.ɪ'teɪ.ʃən] noun
countable or uncountable
■when someone or something imitates another person or thing 模仿；仿效•Ten-year-olds have started wearing lipstick and make-up in imitation of the older girls.十岁的女孩子已经开始模仿年长的女孩涂抹口红和化妆了。 •She can do a wonderful imitation of a blackbird's song.她能唯妙唯肖地模仿乌鸫的鸣啭。 countable
■a copy 仿制品•His songs are just cheap (= low quality) imitations of Beatles tunes.他的歌只是对披头四乐队歌曲的拙劣模仿。 |