| 释义 |
ape
I. \ˈāp\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English apa; akin to Old Saxon apo, Old High German affo, Old Norse api
1.
a. : monkey — used especially of the larger tailless Old World forms
b. : a member of the family Pongidae
2. : one that imitates or copies : mimic
< be his duplicate but not his ape — Earl of Chesterfield >
< the apes of fashion — Malcolm Cowley >
3. obsolete : dupe, fool
4. : one that is felt to resemble an ape especially in appearance and manners : a large uncouth person
< didn't know who the big ape was — Edwin Corle >
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to follow as a pattern or example : imitate, copy, mimic
< had aped the styles of various authors — Van Wyck Brooks >
Synonyms: see copy
III. \ˈä(ˌ)pā\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Hawaiian 'ape
1. : any of several herbaceous aroids (as Alocasia macrorrhiza and some members of the genus Xanthosoma) having large heart-shaped blades rising on long petioles from short trunks and being cultivated as ornamentals especially in Hawaii
2. : ape-ape
IV. \ˈāp\ adjective
Etymology: ape (I)
: being beyond restraint : crazy : wild — usually used in the phrase go ape
< went ape over another girl — Boston Sunday Globe Magazine > |