单词 | ape |
释义 | ape (eɪp ) Word forms: apes , aping , aped 1. countable noun Apes are chimpanzees, gorillas, and other animals in the same family. ...the theory that man is descended from the apes. 2. verb If you ape someone's speech or behaviour, you imitate it. Modelling yourself on someone you admire is not the same as aping all they say or do. [VERB noun] ...French films which merely aped Hollywood. [VERB noun] Synonyms: imitate, copy, mirror, echo 3. go ape phrase If someone goes ape, they become very angry and upset. [informal] When Colonel Harper found out, he would go ape. Synonyms: be furious, storm, rage, rave Idioms: go ape [informal] to become extremely angry or very excited about something and start shouting or behaving in an uncontrolled way I was in the kitchen preparing the evening meal when Rex ran down the stairs and went ape. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: giant ape Amazingly the giant ape picked up the gadget and appeared to examine it in detail. The Sun (2010) There's an old film called Mighty Joe Young, about a giant ape who played second banana to King Kong. Translations: Chinese: 猿, 模仿 Japanese: 類人猿, 物まねをする |
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