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imi·ta·tion BrE /ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃn / NAmE /ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃn / noun [ C ] a copy of sth , especially sth expensive ◆ a poor /cheap imitation of the real thing ◆ This latest production is a pale imitation of the original (= it is not nearly as good . ◆ imitation leather /pearls artificial synthetic ⬥ false ⬥ man-made ⬥ fake ⬥ imitation These words all describe things that are not real, or not naturally produced or grown. 以上各词均指假的、非天然的、人造的。
artificial made or produced to copy sth natural; not real 指人工的、人造的、假的 ： ◆ artificial flowers 假花 ◆ artificial light 人造光 synthetic made by combining chemical substances rather than being produced naturally by plants or animals 指人工合成的 ： ◆ synthetic drugs 合成药物 ◆ shoes with synthetic soles 合成鞋底的鞋 false not natural 指非天然的、非天生的、假的 ： ◆ false teeth 假牙 ◆ a false beard 假胡子 man-made made by people; not natural 指人造的、非天然的 ： ◆ man-made fibres such as nylon 尼龙之类的人造纤维 fake made to look like sth else; not real 指伪造的、冒充的、假的 ： ◆ a fake-fur jacket 一件人造毛皮的短上衣 imitation [ only before noun ] 指仿制的、人造的、假的 ：◆ She would never wear imitation pearls. 她绝不会戴假珍珠。 Patterns artificial/synthetic/man-made fabrics/fibres/materials/products artificial/synthetic/fake/imitation fur/leather artificial/synthetic/false/fake/imitation diamonds/pearls [ U ] the act of copying sb /sth ◆ A child learns to talk by imitation . ◆ Many corporate methods have been adopted by American managers in imitation of Japanese practice . [ C ] an act of copying the way sb talks and behaves , especially to make people laugh SYN impersonation , impression ◆ He does an imitation of Barack Obama .