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词汇 emulate
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Definition of emulate in English:

emulate

verb ˈɛmjʊleɪtˈɛmjəˌleɪt
[with object]
  • 1Match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.

    (尤指通过模仿而)赶上,超过(某人或其成就)

    most rulers wished to emulate Alexander the Great
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The chief executive would be more than happy if they can emulate that achievement this year but knows they can take nothing for granted.
    • My ambition from the time I can remember was to emulate what he did.
    • Arthur has often spoken of his pride at following in the footsteps of the great fighter, and now hopes to emulate his achievement in winning a world title.
    • For many players, his repertoire could serve as a model worth emulating.
    • With them will be countless other skiers who want to emulate their feat.
    • Do you have any comment for the critics who claim you're just trying to emulate Jackson's startling success?
    • Last season they finished top of their group in the UEFA Cup and few would bet against them emulating that achievement this season.
    • He is hoping to emulate his achievement of last season by staying in the team for the rest of the campaign.
    • As for the players who are capable of emulating his achievements at the World Cup 38 years ago, he is tipping four stars to make a major impact.
    • His advice to those who would emulate his success is first to get education.
    • Among the many factors which have driven him, one has been his wish to emulate his grandfather.
    • At this stage, though, Murray is motivated not by money, just a desire to emulate Tim Henman's notable achievements.
    • He wouldn't miss today's final for the world, but even if they do succeed in emulating his achievement of 31 years ago, he has no plans for an elaborate celebration.
    • If he can emulate this achievement, the fans will soon forget their qualms over his aggressive takeover.
    • They will do very well if they emulate the success of their legendary father.
    Synonyms
    imitate, copy, reproduce, mimic, mirror, echo, follow, model oneself on, take as a model, take as an example
    match, equal, parallel, be the equal of, be on a par with, be in the same league as, come near to, come close to, approximate
    compete with, contend with, rival, vie with, surpass
    informal take a leaf out of someone's book
    1. 1.1 Imitate.
      模仿,仿效
      hers is not a hairstyle I wish to emulate

      她的发型不是我想模仿的那种。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Another 230 people took part in simulated tasks and interviews emulating the shopping experience.
      • Many upcoming artistes are said to emulate her style but rarely can match her flair.
      • So a movie fictionalizing a school shooting committed by kids emulating a movie is art imitating life which imitated art.
      • We certainly wouldn't be trying to emulate people with blurred vision.
      • Of course we begin by emulating the people we recognize as virtuous in our society; hence, unsurprisingly, virtues differ between cultures.
      • And we're starting to get little kids walking, because they emulate their heroes.
      • That's like the person at the party that has no personality but suddenly emulates the loud person.
      • Knowing he is emulating his father's behavior, Nick cannot stop - he is driven by fear.
      • As noted in Chapter 16, focus group research is often described as more natural than qualitative interviewing because it emulates the way people discuss issues in real life.
      • "Don't emulate what the Americans are doing, " he prescribes.
      • He wanted to emulate the beaux arts style of Paris of that era.
      • Industrial systems can, if we want them to, emulate natural systems and virtually eliminate waste.
      • Amanda talks about how she wishes Tom would emulate his father in only one respect: his attention to personal appearance.
      • He decided to emulate Dave and write some of his own material.
      • The truth is that a lot of young people do not invent it for themselves; they emulate other people, who should also look very hard in the mirror.
      Synonyms
      imitate, mimic, ape, follow, echo, mirror, simulate, parrot, reproduce
    2. 1.2Computing Reproduce the function or action of (a different computer, software system, etc.)
      〔计算机〕仿真
      the adaptor is factory set to emulate a Hercules graphics board
      Example sentencesExamples
      • So the new online courses take the best of what we know works in a classroom, and tries to emulate that or simulate that in the online environment.
      • These simulators allow standard computers to emulate actual battlefield operating systems.
      • Well this is a free software download that emulates the arcade machines and then you can pick up the relevant software for just about any old arcade game.
      • If we had good models for neurons and a wiring diagram of a brain, we could emulate it as a straightforward network simulation.
      • It's a poor man's way to emulate a mainframe running Linux instances.
      • The MHSS emulates tactical and sonar displays and provides a high fidelity simulation of the underwater acoustic environment and sonar image formation process.
      • They have developed software which emulates the obsolete BBC computer and videodisc player on which the original system ran.
      • The Spectrum ran from 1982-1992 but people are still programming games for it today and it's easily the most emulated computer on the net.
      • The digital broadcasts can contain data that more closely emulates a computer program.
      • Every service provided by the voice network can be emulated through software.

Derivatives

  • emulative

  • adjective ˈɛmjʊlətɪvˈɛmjəˌleɪdɪv
    • The first is through functionally emulative increments, which are increments of an organization that are created to emulate the functions and capabilities of the whole.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In his own practice, Hahn seeks to bring the emulative approach into the mainstream.
      • An ambition to succeed and surpass one's predecessors is the driving force behind the emulative impulse of repetition as paragone.
      • There's nothing inherently wrong with this type of nostalgia, but when it becomes as emulative and formulaic as it does here, it starts to seem like parody.
      • Experts believe that emulative and introverted people, and those who strive for perfection, are at greater risk of experiencing the syndrome.
  • emulator

  • noun ˈɛmjʊleɪtəˈɛmjəˌleɪdər
    • What took their place was not the masterwork of Mies Van der Rohe, but the ‘banal commercial buildings’ of lesser emulators and admirers.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Along the way, Purdy drew emulators and admirers from several generations of writers.
      • We found and downloaded (they are remarkably small) software emulators for about a dozen game ROMs.
      • However, nostalgic programmers have written emulators, programs that run on your PC that make the PC emulate the hardware of those 20 year old arcade machines.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin aemulat- 'rivalled, equalled', from the verb aemulari, from aemulus 'rival'.

Definition of emulate in US English:

emulate

verbˈɛmjəˌleɪtˈemyəˌlāt
[with object]
  • 1Match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.

    (尤指通过模仿而)赶上,超过(某人或其成就)

    lesser men trying to emulate his greatness

    试图取得像他那样伟大成就的次要人物。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The chief executive would be more than happy if they can emulate that achievement this year but knows they can take nothing for granted.
    • If he can emulate this achievement, the fans will soon forget their qualms over his aggressive takeover.
    • He is hoping to emulate his achievement of last season by staying in the team for the rest of the campaign.
    • At this stage, though, Murray is motivated not by money, just a desire to emulate Tim Henman's notable achievements.
    • Do you have any comment for the critics who claim you're just trying to emulate Jackson's startling success?
    • For many players, his repertoire could serve as a model worth emulating.
    • Last season they finished top of their group in the UEFA Cup and few would bet against them emulating that achievement this season.
    • My ambition from the time I can remember was to emulate what he did.
    • As for the players who are capable of emulating his achievements at the World Cup 38 years ago, he is tipping four stars to make a major impact.
    • His advice to those who would emulate his success is first to get education.
    • He wouldn't miss today's final for the world, but even if they do succeed in emulating his achievement of 31 years ago, he has no plans for an elaborate celebration.
    • They will do very well if they emulate the success of their legendary father.
    • Among the many factors which have driven him, one has been his wish to emulate his grandfather.
    • Arthur has often spoken of his pride at following in the footsteps of the great fighter, and now hopes to emulate his achievement in winning a world title.
    • With them will be countless other skiers who want to emulate their feat.
    Synonyms
    imitate, copy, reproduce, mimic, mirror, echo, follow, model oneself on, take as a model, take as an example
    1. 1.1 Imitate.
      模仿,仿效
      hers is not a hairstyle I wish to emulate

      她的发型不是我想模仿的那种。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • So a movie fictionalizing a school shooting committed by kids emulating a movie is art imitating life which imitated art.
      • Another 230 people took part in simulated tasks and interviews emulating the shopping experience.
      • The truth is that a lot of young people do not invent it for themselves; they emulate other people, who should also look very hard in the mirror.
      • Of course we begin by emulating the people we recognize as virtuous in our society; hence, unsurprisingly, virtues differ between cultures.
      • Amanda talks about how she wishes Tom would emulate his father in only one respect: his attention to personal appearance.
      • "Don't emulate what the Americans are doing, " he prescribes.
      • He wanted to emulate the beaux arts style of Paris of that era.
      • We certainly wouldn't be trying to emulate people with blurred vision.
      • He decided to emulate Dave and write some of his own material.
      • That's like the person at the party that has no personality but suddenly emulates the loud person.
      • Industrial systems can, if we want them to, emulate natural systems and virtually eliminate waste.
      • Knowing he is emulating his father's behavior, Nick cannot stop - he is driven by fear.
      • And we're starting to get little kids walking, because they emulate their heroes.
      • As noted in Chapter 16, focus group research is often described as more natural than qualitative interviewing because it emulates the way people discuss issues in real life.
      • Many upcoming artistes are said to emulate her style but rarely can match her flair.
      Synonyms
      imitate, mimic, ape, follow, echo, mirror, simulate, parrot, reproduce
    2. 1.2Computing Reproduce the function or action of (a different computer, software system, etc.).
      〔计算机〕仿真
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Every service provided by the voice network can be emulated through software.
      • The Spectrum ran from 1982-1992 but people are still programming games for it today and it's easily the most emulated computer on the net.
      • They have developed software which emulates the obsolete BBC computer and videodisc player on which the original system ran.
      • The MHSS emulates tactical and sonar displays and provides a high fidelity simulation of the underwater acoustic environment and sonar image formation process.
      • So the new online courses take the best of what we know works in a classroom, and tries to emulate that or simulate that in the online environment.
      • These simulators allow standard computers to emulate actual battlefield operating systems.
      • Well this is a free software download that emulates the arcade machines and then you can pick up the relevant software for just about any old arcade game.
      • If we had good models for neurons and a wiring diagram of a brain, we could emulate it as a straightforward network simulation.
      • The digital broadcasts can contain data that more closely emulates a computer program.
      • It's a poor man's way to emulate a mainframe running Linux instances.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin aemulat- ‘rivalled, equaled’, from the verb aemulari, from aemulus ‘rival’.

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