ape
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/eɪp/
🇬🇧
/eɪp/
A large animal like a monkey without a tail.
The ape swung from tree to tree in the jungle.
那只猿猴在丛林中从一棵树荡到另一棵树。
To copy someone else's actions, often poorly.
He tried to ape the famous dancer's moves but couldn't do it well.
他试图模仿那位著名舞者的动作,但做得不好。
To copy someone's behavior or speech to make fun of them.
The children would ape their teacher's funny way of talking.
孩子们会模仿老师有趣的说话方式来取笑。