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ape

UK /eɪp/US /eɪp/

词源

源自古英语 'apa',可能来自原始日耳曼语,与荷兰语 'aap' 和德语 'Affe' 同源,最初可能模拟猿类的叫声。

noun

❶ 指无尾的大型灵长类动物,如大猩猩、黑猩猩等,与猴子不同,通常体型较大且更接近人类。

“The gorilla is the largest living ape.”

(大猩猩是现存体型最大的猿类。)

“Scientists study apes to understand human evolution.”

(科学家研究猿类以理解人类进化。)

❶ 俚语中形容笨拙或粗鲁的人,带有贬义,暗示行为像猿一样缺乏教养或智慧。

“Stop acting like an ape and behave properly.”

(别像个猿人一样,规矩点。)

“He was called an ape for his messy eating habits.”

(他因为吃相难看被叫做猿人。)

同义词:gorilla, chimpanzee, primate

verb

❶ 模仿某人或某物的行为,通常指笨拙或不加思考地照搬,可能带有嘲讽意味。

“The little boy aped his father's walk to make his friends laugh.”

(小男孩模仿他爸爸走路的样子逗朋友们笑。)

“She aped the celebrity's fashion style without understanding it.”

(她盲目模仿那位名人的时尚风格。)

同义词:imitate, copy, mimic

常见短语

go ape — 俚语,表示变得非常兴奋、疯狂或愤怒,通常用于非正式场合。

“The crowd went ape when their team scored the winning goal.”

(当他们的球队打进致胜一球时,人群疯狂了。)