ape
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/eɪp/
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/eɪp/
A large animal like a monkey without a tail.
The ape swung from tree to tree in the jungle.
那隻猿猴在叢林中從一棵樹盪到另一棵樹。
To copy someone else's actions, often poorly.
He tried to ape the famous dancer's moves but couldn't do it well.
他試圖模仿那位著名舞者的動作,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.
孩子們會模仿老師有趣的說話方式來取笑。