emulate

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em·u·late /ˈemjəleɪt/ verb [transitiveT]

IMITATEto do something or behave in the same way as someone else, especially because you admire them 〔尤因为仰慕而〕效仿，模仿 SYN imitate

He hoped to emulate the success of Wilder.

他希望效仿怀尔德的成功。

—emulation /ˌemjəˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountableU]

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emulate• There is much in Cheng's work that we can admire and emulate.• Inventors like Edison, Westinghouse, and Bell were popular heroes, to be emulated by younger men.• Developing countries often try to emulate experiences of developed countries, but this is not always a good idea.• Denis hung back, unsure whether he dared emulate his superior.• The narrator's wish to emulate that even-heartedness was Sebastian's own.• Davis was encouraged to emulate the style of trumpet player Bobby Hackett.• He then tries to emulate this so-called late-hit position.• Procomm can connect with and emulate virtually any computer terminal.

emulate ... success• Without both elements, evolutionary computing will struggle to have sufficient power to emulate the success of biology.• He proposed opening a second restaurant in the park to emulate the success of the Beach Chalet.• Why they haven't emulated the success story of the good but overrated Ride remains a mystery.

Origin emulate

(1500-1600) Latin aemulatus, past participle of aemulari “to (try to) be as good as another”

em·u·late verb

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