Word · Frequency #15937
mimicked
模仿；摹拟
mimicked is the past of mimick.
to imitate or copy someone or something
模仿；摹拟
In use
The children mimicked the teacher's way of speaking and laughed.
Please stop mimicking the neighbor's dog; you'll upset it.
The little boy mimicks his father's accent whenever he talks on the phone.
mimick sb/sth
注意变形：mimicking、mimicked、mimicked、mimicks。
The comedian mimicked the politician's gestures.
那位喜剧演员模仿了政治家的手势。
mimick sb doing sth
该结构强调模仿某人的具体动作或行为。
She mimicked her brother eating noisily.
她模仿她哥哥大声吃东西的样子。
Verb forms
base mimick · third person mimicks · -ing mimicking · past mimicked · past participle mimicked
规则动词；注意拼写中的 k 在加 -ed/-ing 时保留。
Common mistakes
The child mimicks to his teacher's accent.The child mimicks his teacher's accent.
mimick 是及物动词，后面直接接被模仿的对象，不需要加介词 to。中文习惯说"向某人模仿"，但英语中不能在 mimick 和宾语之间加 to。
He mimickes his brother.He mimicks his brother.
mimick 的第三人称单数形式是 mimicks，不是 mimickes。以 -ck 结尾的动词直接加 -s，不需要按 -ch/-sh/-x/-s 的规则加 -es。
Connections
Collocations
- mimick someone's voice
- 模仿某人的声音
- The comedian can mimick the president's voice exactly.这位喜剧演员能惟妙惟肖地模仿总统的声音。
- mimick an accent
- 模仿口音
- He tried to mimick a British accent but failed.他试着模仿英国口音，但没成功。
- mimick the way someone moves
- 模仿某人移动的样子
- The child mimicked the way her father walked.这个孩子模仿她父亲走路的样子。
- mimick animal sounds
- 模仿动物叫声
- The parrot mimicked the sound of a cat meowing.这只鹦鹉模仿了猫喵喵叫的声音。
- mimick the style of someone
- 模仿某人的风格
- Many young artists mimick the style of their favorite painters.许多年轻艺术家模仿他们最喜爱的画家的风格。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：mimick 中有两个 m，像两只眼睛盯着别人，模仿其动作神态。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：historical/literary writing、intentional archaic style mimick 是 mimic 的旧式拼写变体，现代英语中很少使用；在当代文本里若出现，多被看作非标准拼写。比较常见于引述旧文献或刻意拟古的写作中，正式或日常写作通常用 mimic。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都与 mimick /ˈmɪmɪk/ 末尾的 -ick /ɪk/ 拼写和发音一致，但 mimick 的重音在首音节，因此它们不构成整词押韵。注意形近词 mime /maɪm/（哑剧；模仿）拼写以 mim- 开头，但发音完全不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.