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emulate sb/sth
表示在行为或成就上模仿并赶超。
Young musicians often try to emulate their idols.
年轻音乐人常努力效仿他们的偶像。
效法; 仿真; 竞争
emulates — third person singular of emulate
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
效法; 仿真; 竞争
to strive to equal or match by imitating; to imitate the function of another system; to compete with successfully
Young musicians often try to emulate their idols.
年轻音乐人常努力效仿他们的偶像。
模仿或仿效,尤指模仿某人。
To copy or imitate, especially a person.
(程序或设备)模仿另一个程序或设备。
of a program or device: to imitate another program or device
emulate
Base
原形
emulates
3rd person
第三人称单数
emulating
-ing
现在分词
emulated
Past
过去式
emulated
Past participle
过去分词
She emulates her role model's work ethic.
她模仿她的榜样的职业道德。
He emulated his father's success in business.
他效仿父亲在商业上的成功。
They have emulated the software's functionality.
他们已经仿真了该软件的功能。
规则动词
Many young entrepreneurs try to emulate Steve Jobs' innovative spirit.
许多年轻企业家试图效法史蒂夫·乔布斯的创新精神。
The new software aims to emulate the performance of the leading product.
这款新软件旨在赶上领先产品的性能。
This game emulates the physics of real-world racing.
这款游戏仿真了真实赛车的物理特性。
表示在行为或成就上模仿并赶超。
Young musicians often try to emulate their idols.
年轻音乐人常努力效仿他们的偶像。
在计算机领域指用软件模拟硬件或其他系统的功能。
The software can emulate a Macintosh system.
该软件可以仿真Macintosh系统。
后接所有格+名词，表示效仿某人的某个方面。
She emulated her mother's career in medicine.
她效仿母亲走上了医学职业生涯。
Not this
He emulates to the behavior of his role model.
Use this
He emulates the behavior of his role model.
Emulate是及物动词，直接跟宾语，不需要介词to。
Not this
She emulates her sister's singing style, but it sounds fake.
Use this
She imitates her sister's singing style, but it sounds fake.
Emulate通常指为了达到同等水平而模仿，含褒义或中性；而imitate可以用于贬义的模仿。此处语境含贬义，应使用imitate。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
效仿某人的成功
Many young entrepreneurs try to emulate the success of industry leaders.
许多年轻企业家试图效仿行业领袖的成功。
效仿榜样
She always tried to emulate her role model, a famous scientist.
她总是努力效仿她的榜样，一位著名科学家。
仿真一个系统
The software can emulate a Windows system on a Mac.
该软件可以在Mac上仿真Windows系统。
模仿风格
The artist's early works emulate the style of Impressionism.
这位艺术家的早期作品模仿了印象派的风格。
效仿行为
Children often emulate the behavior of their parents.
孩子常常效仿父母的行为。
与竞争看齐
The company must innovate constantly to emulate the competition.
公司必须不断创新以与竞争对手看齐。
Use emulates naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 'emulate' 拆成 'emu'（鸸鹋）和 'late'（迟），想象鸸鹋模仿其他鸟但总是迟到。
语域：formal 常见场景：学习榜样、职业发展、技能提升 通常用于正式或学术语境，指通过模仿他人的行为或成就来努力达到同等水平。
All words share the suffix -ulate (pronounced /-jʊleɪt/), but their stressed vowels differ (e.g., /ɛ/ in emulate vs /ɪ/ in simulate), so they are not true rhymes. The suffix is common in verbs derived from Latin.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.