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impersonate sb
指假装成某人以骗取信任或掩盖身份，常涉及违法或欺骗。
He was jailed for impersonating a police officer.
他因冒充警察而入狱。
冒充；扮演；模仿
impersonated — past of impersonate
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冒充；扮演；模仿
assume or act the character of (someone)
He was jailed for impersonating a police officer.
他因冒充警察而入狱。
冒充(他人)；假扮身份,尤指意图欺骗。
To pretend to be (a different person); to assume the identity of, especially when there is an intent to deceive.
以不同用户账户的权限进行操作；模拟(用户)。
To operate with the permissions of a different user account.
impersonate
Base
原形
impersonates
3rd person
第三人称单数
impersonating
-ing
现在分词
impersonated
Past
过去式
impersonated
Past participle
过去分词
He impersonates celebrities at parties.
他在聚会上模仿名人。
She impersonated a police officer in the film.
她在电影中扮演了一名警察。
They are impersonating historical figures for the show.
他们正在为演出模仿历史人物。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 impersonated；常用于表示模仿或扮演他人。
In the comedy show, the actor impersonates a famous singer and makes the audience laugh.
在喜剧节目中，演员模仿一位著名歌手，逗得观众大笑。
She impersonated her sister on the phone and fooled her grandmother.
她在电话里冒充她姐姐，骗过了奶奶。
The security camera caught a man impersonating a maintenance worker yesterday.
监控摄像头昨天拍到一名男子冒充维修工。
指假装成某人以骗取信任或掩盖身份，常涉及违法或欺骗。
He was jailed for impersonating a police officer.
他因冒充警察而入狱。
in 后接表演、节目等场景，多指以逗乐为目的的模仿。
She impersonates the queen in a comedy show.
她在喜剧节目中模仿女王。
on 后接社交媒体或网络平台，指在网络上盗用他人身份。
Someone has been impersonating her on Instagram.
有人一直在Instagram上冒充她。
Not this
He was arrested for impersonating as a police officer.
Use this
He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
impersonate 是及物动词，直接接被冒充的对象，不需要介词 as；不能说 impersonate as somebody。
Not this
The comedian's impersonate of the singer was hilarious.
Use this
The comedian's impersonation of the singer was hilarious.
这里要用名词形式 impersonation 表示“模仿/扮演”，所有格后接名词，不能用动词原形 impersonate。
Not this
He impersonated to be a doctor to get in.
Use this
He impersonated a doctor to get in.
impersonate 后直接接名词作宾语，不能像 pretend 那样接 to be 不定式；要说 impersonate somebody。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
冒充警察
He was arrested for trying to impersonate a police officer.
他因试图冒充警察而被捕。
模仿名人
The comedian can impersonate many celebrities perfectly.
这位喜剧演员能完美地模仿许多名人。
冒充医生
She was charged with impersonating a doctor.
她被指控冒充医生。
模仿某人的声音
She can impersonate her teacher's voice so well.
她能非常像地模仿老师的声音。
扮演角色
The actor impersonated the historical character with great skill.
这位演员以高超的技艺扮演了那个历史人物。
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单词里藏着person（人），想象把自己装进另一个人的样子里——模仿、冒充那个人。
语域：mixed 常见场景：法律/安保场合、喜剧/表演场合 该词为中性偏正式用语，通常用于描述有意识地模仿他人的身份、声音或举止；在涉及冒充警察或身份欺诈时较为正式，在喜剧表演中指模仿名人以逗乐，具体语气随语境变化。
The suffix '-ate' has two common pronunciations: /eɪt/ in verbs (e.g., communicate, concentrate) and /ət/ in adjectives and nouns (e.g., fortunate, private, affectionate). 'Impersonate' is a verb, so its ending is pronounced /eɪt/ like the verb examples. Watch out for lookalikes ending in '-ate' that sound different.
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