simulate

英 ['sɪmjʊleɪt] 美 ['sɪmjulet]
  • vt. 模仿;假装;冒充
  • adj. 模仿的;假装的
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1、simul- + -ate.
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。

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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.
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