ape
ape
ape¹ / ep ; eɪp /
◙noun [C]
1. an animal that is similar to a monkey but has no tail or only a very short tail
• 猿
2. go ape, [informal] to suddenly become very angry
• 勃然大怒，暴跳如雷
ape²
◙verb [T]
1. to copy the way someone speaks or behaves in order to make fun of them
• 〔为了取笑而〕模仿;
【SYN】 mimic
»He could ape his teachers perfectly.
他可以把老师模仿得惟妙惟肖。
2. to copy someone's way of doing something, so that what you do or produce is not good or original
• 模仿，照搬〔别人的做法〕;
【SYN】 mimic
»cheap clothes which ape the high fashions of the day
模仿高级流行时装的廉价服装
