simulate
英 ['s?mj?le?t]
美['s?mjulet]
- vt. 模仿；假装；冒充
- adj. 模仿的；假装的
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词态变化
第三人称单数:?simulates;过去式:?simulated;过去分词:?simulated;现在分词:?simulating;
助记提示
1、simul- + -ate.
中文词源
simulate 模拟，模仿，假装，冒充
来自拉丁语 simulare,模仿，使相似，来自 similis,相似的，词源同 same,similar.引申诸相关词 义。
英文词源
- simulate
- simulate: see similar
- simulate (v.)
- 1620s, "feign, pretend, assume falsely" (implied in simulated), back-formation from simulation or else from Latin simulatus, past participle of simulare "to make like, imitate, copy." Meaning "to use a model to imitate certain conditions for purposes of study or training" is from 1947. Related: Simulating.
双语例句
- 1. Smoke was used to simulate steam coming from a smashed radiator.
- 用烟来模拟从撞碎的散热器中冒出的蒸气。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. I tried to simulate surprise at the news.
- 听到这个消息后，我竭力装出一副吃惊的样子。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. A sheet of metal was shaken to simulate the noise of thunder.
- 猛力抖动金属片以模仿雷声.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Cadets are having to use football rattles to simulate gunfire because blank ammunition is too costly.
- 空包弹太昂贵了，军校学员不得不用足球比赛时助威用的响板来模拟枪声。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. The scientist developed one model to simulate a full year of the globe's climate.
- 这名科学家研制了一个模型来模拟地球全年的气候。
来自辞典例句