emulate

🇬🇧 UK/'emjuleit/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To try to equal or surpass someone by imitating them; to copy or replicate the function of something.

效仿,仿效;仿真,模拟

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
emout of, former
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ateto make, having
=emulate

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Young athletes often emulate their sports heroes.

  • 2.

    The new software can emulate older computer systems.

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