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emulating

UK //ˈem.jə.leɪt//US //ˈem.jə.leɪt//

词源

源自拉丁语 'aemulatus',意为‘竞争’或‘模仿’,后进入英语。

verb

❶ 模仿或效仿某人或某物的行为、风格或成就,通常是为了达到相同或更高的水平。

“She is emulating her older sister by studying medicine.”

(她正在效仿她的姐姐学习医学。)

“Many young athletes dream of emulating their sports heroes.”

(许多年轻运动员梦想效仿他们的体育偶像。)

同义词:imitate, copy, mimic, follow, replicate

常见短语

emulate success — 模仿成功的行为或方法,以达到类似的成就。

“Many startups try to emulate the success of companies like Apple.”

(许多初创公司试图模仿像苹果这样的公司的成功。)