1. [U]模仿,仿效 the act or an action of imitating
2. [C]仿制品,伪造物 a copy of the real thing

1. the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations

2. something copied or derived from an original

3. copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else

4. a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect

1. not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article;

   "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"
   "faux pearls"
   "false teeth"
   "decorated with imitation palm leaves"
   "a purse of simulated alligator hide"
   

1.仿制;仿造;仿造品
Animitation of something is a copy of it.

e.g. ...the most accurateimitation of Chinese architecture in Europe.
全欧洲最逼真的仿中国样式的建筑

2.(对某人动作的)模仿
imitation means copying someone else's actions.

imitation的翻译

e.g. They discussed important issues inimitation of their elders...
他们模仿长辈的口气讨论重要问题。
e.g. Molly learned her golf byimitation.
莫莉通过模仿学会了打高尔夫球。

3.人造的;仿制的;伪造的
imitation things are not genuine but are made to look as if they are.

imitation在线翻译

e.g. ...a complete set of Dickens bound inimitation leather.
一套仿皮本的狄更斯全集

4.(为逗乐而对某人进行的)模仿,戏仿
If someone does animitation of another person, they copy the way they speak or behave, sometimes in order to be funny.

imitation的翻译

e.g. He gave hisimitation of Queen Elizabeth's royal wave...
他模仿伊丽莎白女王挥手致意。
e.g. I could do a pretty goodimitation of him.
我可以惟妙惟肖地学他的样子。

1. imitation的近义词

1. 模拟：艺术并不是模拟(imitation),也不是按照教养或各人兴之所至成就的手工制品. 它是一连串的表达过程. 就像文字的功能是用来赋名,用来捕捉以混沌不明的方式呈现给我们的自然,使它安顿在我们面前,变成可理解的对象,