【每日一词】 emulate － v. 仿效，模仿；仿真；（尤指通过模仿而） 努力赶上，超过（别人或其成就）；adj. <古>争强好胜的

emulate

Definition:

emulate

　　1 of 2

　　transitive verb

　　1a: to strive to equal or excel

　　1b: IMITATE

　　especially : to imitate by means of an emulator

　　2: to equal or approach equality with

　　emulate

　　2 of 2

　　adjective

　　obsolete: EMULOUS sense 1b

　　pricked on by a most emulate pride

　　—William Shakespeare

　　Synonyms

　　Verb －add up (to)，amount (to)，come (to)，correspond (to)，equal

　　短语

　　to emulate: 仿真

　　emulate text mode: 仿真文本方式

　　Emulate Write: 模拟写入

　　EMULATE STANDARD PREVIEW: 正常级别快速浏览

　　emulate system architecture: 仿真系统架构；仿真系统结构

　　Emulate divide mould: 仿真开模

　　emulate joystick: 选择勾选模拟手柄；拟手柄

　　Examples of emulate in a Sentence

　　Verb

　　If you are talking to someone younger, do not condescend. If you are talking to someone older, back up feelings with facts and never be in such a rush to make your point that you forget the art of listening. And please, no one try to emulate the histrionic, discursive style of any talking heads you see on television.

　　—William Norwich, Vogue, 9 Sept. 2008

　Although some schools are postponing new projects because of the faltering economy, others are forging ahead with plans to emulate freshman programs that have long existed at some of the nation's oldest colleges.

　　—Jeninne Lee-St. John, Time, 27 Oct. 2008

　　I started out emulating Chandler in that first book, maybe the first book and a half, because I was in my novitiate, and whenever I wasn't clear on what to do I would actively think about Chandler and what Marlow would have done.

　　—Robert B. Parker et al., Colloquium on Crime, 1986

　　She grew up emulating her sports heroes.

　　artists emulating the style of their teachers

　　Verb

　　What: Fallon asked the BTS crew to emulate movements by characters from Fortnite.

　　—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Feb. 2024

　　Big Love Refreshing and light, Cointreau’s Big Love cocktail uses beet juice and lemon to emulate somewhat of a healthy juice.

　　—Jillian Dara, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024

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