Word · Frequency #9883
simulates
假装
simulates is the third person singular of simulate.
to pretend to have or feel something
- 1.
To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of.
模拟、复制、仿真行为、外观或特性
模拟, 模仿；伪装, 冒充；模拟、复制、仿真行为、外观或特性；模拟；模仿；[法] 伪装的
In use
The computer program simulates the effects of climate change on crop yields.
She simulated enthusiasm for the project to avoid disappointing her team.
Pilots train in a flight simulator that simulates various emergency scenarios.
simulate + noun
表示模拟或冒充某事物。
The device can simulate the sound of rain.
该装置可以模拟雨声。
simulate + doing
表示假装做某事。
She simulated crying to get sympathy.
她假装哭以博取同情。
Verb forms
base simulate · third person simulates · -ing simulating · past simulated · past participle simulated
Common mistakes
He simulated to be sick.He simulated being sick.
simulate 是及物动词，后接名词或动名词，不能接不定式短语。
She simulated a smile with her face.She simulated a smile.
simulate 直接接名词作宾语，无需使用介词 with 引出工具或方式。
Connections
Collocations
- simulate conditions
- 模拟条件
- The experiment simulated the conditions of a Martian environment.该实验模拟了火星环境的条件。
- simulate an effect
- 模拟效果
- The software can simulate the effect of different lighting.这个软件可以模拟不同光照的效果。
- simulate a situation
- 模拟情景
- The training uses virtual reality to simulate emergency situations.培训使用虚拟现实模拟紧急情景。
- simulate an emotion
- 假装情感
- She simulated sadness to get sympathy.她假装悲伤以获取同情。
- simulate a voice
- 模仿声音
- The comedian can simulate the voice of famous politicians.这位喜剧演员能模仿著名政治人物的声音。
- simulate data
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想'simulate'中的'sim'与'similar'相似，模拟就是制造相似的行为或场景。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：technology、science 通常用于学术或技术语境，如模拟实验、计算机模拟等，偏正式。
Grammar Note
及物动词，常接名词或从句
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'stimulate' rhymes with 'simulate' (same stressed vowel /ɪ/ and following sounds). The other words share the '-ulate' ending but differ in stressed vowel or stress position, so they are lookalikes, not rhymes.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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