emulate
【模仿,效仿,努力赶上】
emulate 是一个动词,表示“模仿,效仿,努力赶上”,通常指模仿某人的行为、成就或品质,尤其是为了超越或达到相同的水平。它带有一种积极、追求卓越的意味。
1. 动词 (verb)
🔹 emulate [ˈɛmjʊleɪt] — 模仿,效仿,争取超越
(1) 模仿某人,尤其是为了超越或学习其优点
- emulate 通常表示模仿某人,以达到相同的成就或表现,或甚至超越对方。
- 例如:She tried to emulate her mentor’s success in business.
(她试图效仿她导师在商业上的成功。) - 例如:Many young artists emulate the great painters of the past.
(许多年轻艺术家模仿过去伟大的画家。)
- 例如:She tried to emulate her mentor’s success in business.
(2) 效仿某种行为或风格
- emulate 也指模仿某种行为、风格或成就,通常是为了获得相似的成功或认可。
- 例如:He emulated the leadership qualities of his role model.
(他效仿了他榜样的领导品质。) - 例如:The company emulates the innovative approaches of its competitors.
(公司效仿其竞争者的创新方法。)
- 例如:He emulated the leadership qualities of his role model.
2. 词源
- emulate 源自拉丁语 "aemulari",意为“竞争、模仿”,进一步指通过模仿追求超越。
3. 常见短语
- emulate success — 模仿成功
- 例如:The startup hopes to emulate success of major tech companies.
(这家初创公司希望模仿大型科技公司的成功。)
- 例如:The startup hopes to emulate success of major tech companies.
- emulate greatness — 模仿伟大
- 例如:He spent his life trying to emulate greatness in science.
(他一生都在努力模仿科学领域的伟大。)
- 例如:He spent his life trying to emulate greatness in science.
4. 近义词
词汇 | 含义 | 例句 |
---|---|---|
imitate | 模仿,仿效 | He imitated his father’s work ethic.(他模仿了父亲的工作态度。) |
copy | 抄袭,模仿 | She likes to copy the fashion trends of celebrities.(她喜欢模仿名人的时尚潮流。) |
mirror | 镜像,模仿 | The new technology mirrors the design of earlier inventions.(这项新技术模仿了早期发明的设计。) |
5. 总结
- emulate = 模仿,效仿,特别是为了超越或达到相同的水平。
- 积极意义:通常表示为追求卓越而模仿他人,尤其是那些有卓越成就的人。
- 模仿和竞争:不仅仅是模仿,通常包含一种希望超越他人或学习其成功经验的意义。