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单词 ape
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ape

noun
/eɪp/
/eɪp/
Idioms
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  1. a large animal like a monkey, with no tail. There are different types of ape.
    • the great apes (= for example, orangutans or chimpanzees)
    Topics Animalsb2
    Word OriginOld English apa, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aap and German Affe.
Idioms
go ape
(also taboo go apeshit)
  1. (especially North American English, slang) to become extremely angry or excited

ape

verb
/eɪp/
/eɪp/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they ape
/eɪp/
/eɪp/
he / she / it apes
/eɪps/
/eɪps/
past simple aped
/eɪpt/
/eɪpt/
past participle aped
/eɪpt/
/eɪpt/
-ing form aping
/ˈeɪpɪŋ/
/ˈeɪpɪŋ/
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  1. ape somebody/something (British English, disapproving) to do something in the same way as somebody else, especially when it is not done very well synonym imitate
    • For years the British film industry merely aped Hollywood.
  2. ape somebody/something (especially North American English) to copy the way somebody else behaves or talks, in order to make fun of them synonym mimic
    • We used to ape the teacher's southern accent.
    3. Word OriginOld English apa, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aap and German Affe.
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