ape

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ape [ape apes aped aping] noun, verb BrE [eɪp] NAmE [eɪp]
noun
a large animal like a ↑monkey, with no tail. There are different types of ape
•the great apes (= for example, ↑orang-utans or ↑chimpanzees )

Word Origin:
Old English apa, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aap and German Affe.
Idiom: ↑go ape
 
verb
1. ~ sb/sth (BrE, disapproving)to do sth in the same way as sb else, especially when it is not done very well
Syn: ↑imitate
•For years the British film industry merely aped Hollywood.
2. ~ sb/sth (especially NAmE)to copy the way sb else behaves or talks, in order to make fun of them
Syn: ↑mimic
•We used to ape the teacher's southern accent.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English apa, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aap and German Affe.

Example Bank:
•We used to ape the teacher's southern accent.

 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  anthropoid, copycat, imitator, emulator, aper, caricature