simulate
英['s?mj?le?t]
美['s?mjulet]
- vt. 模仿；假裝；冒充
- adj. 模仿的；假裝的
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?simulates;過去式:?simulated;過去分詞:?simulated;現在分詞:?simulating;
助記提示
1、simul- + -ate.
中文詞源
simulate 模擬，模仿，假裝，冒充
來自拉丁語 simulare,模仿，使相似，來自 similis,相似的，詞源同 same,similar.引申諸相關詞 義。
英文詞源
- simulate
- simulate: see similar
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Smoke was used to simulate steam coming from a smashed radiator.
- 用煙來模擬從撞碎的散熱器中冒出的蒸氣。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I tried to simulate surprise at the news.
- 聽到這個消息后，我竭力裝出一副吃驚的樣子。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. A sheet of metal was shaken to simulate the noise of thunder.
- 猛力抖動金屬片以模仿雷聲.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Cadets are having to use football rattles to simulate gunfire because blank ammunition is too costly.
- 空包彈太昂貴了，軍校學員不得不用足球比賽時助威用的響板來模擬槍聲。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The scientist developed one model to simulate a full year of the globe's climate.
- 這名科學家研制了一個模型來模擬地球全年的氣候。
來自辭典例句