| 单词 | emulate |
| 释义 | em·u·late I. transitive verb 1. a. < a simplicity emulated without success by numerous modern poets — T.S.Eliot > b. < book-covering materials which one way or another emulate leather — Book Production > < some of the early Protestant congregations emulated this custom, but soon gave up the practice — American Guide Series: Louisiana > 2. obsolete 3. < her companions she loved and admired, but could not emulate, for they were wise about things she knew not of — Rose Macaulay > < modern watercolor in the West, when it tries, as it often does, to emulate the force and solidity of oil painting, only succeeds in sacrificing its own special felicities — Laurence Binyon > < he became president … at the age of 32, emulating his father's election to the post when he was 34 — H.T.Brundidge > intransitive verb obsolete II. obsolete III. |
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