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in emulation of [sb/sth]
常与of连用，表示仿效的对象。
He built his robot in emulation of a famous inventor.
他仿效一位著名发明家制造了自己的机器人。
效仿；赶超；好胜心
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效仿；赶超；好胜心
The desire or effort to match or surpass another person, especially in abilities or achievements.
He built his robot in emulation of a famous inventor.
他仿效一位著名发明家制造了自己的机器人。
在品质或行动上与他人匹敌或超越他人的努力或愿望。
The endeavor or desire to equal or excel someone else in qualities or actions.
渴望平等或超越
ambition to equal or excel
通过模拟另一系统的部分功能来执行为不同系统设计的程序或其他软件。
Execution of a program or other software designed for a different system, by simulating parts of the other system.
一种机器获得与另一台机器相同结果的技术
(computer science) technique of one machine obtaining the same results as another
In a spirit of friendly emulation, the two teams worked to improve their performance.
本着友好竞争的精神，两队努力提升各自的表现。
The young artist's work is produced in emulation of the great masters.
这位年轻艺术家的作品是效法大师们而创作的。
The game runs on a console emulation system for older titles.
这款游戏在一个用于老游戏的主机仿真系统上运行。
常与of连用，表示仿效的对象。
He built his robot in emulation of a famous inventor.
他仿效一位著名发明家制造了自己的机器人。
表示出于竞争心理。
She worked hard out of emulation of her older sister.
她因争强好胜而努力学习姐姐。
表示群体内部的竞争。
There is healthy emulation among the team members.
团队成员之间存在着良性的竞争。
Not this
He emulations his brother's success.
Use this
He emulates his brother's success.
“emulation”是名词，不能用作动词；应使用动词“emulate”。
Not this
He worked hard in emulation for his idol.
Use this
He worked hard in emulation of his idol.
“in emulation of”是固定搭配，表示“效仿……”，介词“for”不适用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
仿效；以赶超他人为目标的模仿
She learned to paint in emulation of her grandmother, a famous landscape artist.
她模仿以风景画闻名的祖母学习绘画。
仿真软件；模拟软件
The museum uses emulation software to keep old interactive exhibits running.
博物馆使用仿真软件让老的互动展品继续运行。
仿真模式；模拟模式
The device has an emulation mode for running software written for earlier hardware.
该设备具有仿真模式，可运行为早期硬件编写的软件。
主机模拟；游戏机仿真
Console emulation has made many classic games accessible to new players.
游戏机仿真让许多经典游戏得以被新玩家接触。
硬件仿真；硬件模拟
Engineers use hardware emulation to validate a chip design before fabrication.
工程师在制造芯片之前使用硬件仿真来验证芯片设计。
仿效；以……为榜样
The young athlete trained hard in emulation of her Olympic hero.
那位年轻运动员以她的奥运英雄为榜样，刻苦训练。
Use emulation naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一只鸸鹋(emu)拼命模仿对手、想要比肩甚至超越对方——emulation就是“效仿赶超”；电脑仿真也是“模仿另一台机器”。
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal writing、computing/software documentation 该词的含义影响语体：表示“效仿、赶超”时通常较正式，多用于书面语；表示“仿真、模拟”时则是计算机领域的中性术语。具体语体需根据语境判断，口语中较少使用。
作不可数名词时表示抽象概念；作可数名词时指具体实例或仿真。
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