1. | [c] 仿制品；赝品a copy of sth, especially sth expensive |
a poor/cheap imitation of the real thing 低劣的仿制品 | |
This latest production is a pale imitation of the original(= it is not nearly as good) . 最新推出的制作远不如它所依据的原著精彩。 | |
imitation leather/pearls 人造革；假珍珠 |
2. | [u] 模仿；效仿the act of copying sb/sth |
A child learns to talk by imitation. 小孩子通过模仿学会说话。 | |
Many corporate methods have been adopted by American managers in imitation of Japanese practice. 美国的管理人员采用了很多取法日本的公司经营之道。 |
3. | [c] 模仿（某人）的言谈举止；（尤指）滑稽模仿an act of copying the way sb talks and behaves, especially to make people laugh |
He does an imitation of Barack Obama. 他滑稽地模仿巴拉克 ) 奥巴马。 |
