simulate
verb /ˈsɪmjuleɪt/
/ˈsɪmjuleɪt/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they simulate | /ˈsɪmjuleɪt/ /ˈsɪmjuleɪt/ |
| he / she / it simulates | /ˈsɪmjuleɪts/ /ˈsɪmjuleɪts/ |
| past simple simulated | /ˈsɪmjuleɪtɪd/ /ˈsɪmjuleɪtɪd/ |
| past participle simulated | /ˈsɪmjuleɪtɪd/ /ˈsɪmjuleɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form simulating | /ˈsɪmjuleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈsɪmjuleɪtɪŋ/ |
- simulate something to create particular conditions that exist in real life using computers, models, etc., usually for study or training purposes
（用计算机或模型等）模拟 - Computer software can be used to simulate conditions on the seabed.
计算机软件可用于模拟海底状况。 - Role-playing is a useful way of simulating real-life situations.
角色扮演是模拟现实生活情景的一种有用方式。 - The device simulates conditions in space quite closely.
这种装置逼真地模拟了太空中的环境。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accurately
- closely
- be designed to
- be used to
- try to
- …
- Computer software can be used to simulate conditions on the seabed.
- simulate something to be made to look like something else
模仿；冒充 - a gas heater that simulates a coal fire
模仿煤炉的煤气暖炉
- a gas heater that simulates a coal fire
- simulate something to pretend that you have a particular feeling
假装；冒充；装作 - I tried to simulate surprise at the news.
听到这个消息后，我竭力装出一副吃惊的样子。
- I tried to simulate surprise at the news.
词源mid 17th cent. (earlier (Middle English) as simulation): from Latin simulat- ‘copied, represented’, from the verb simulare, from similis ‘like’.