impersonate

im'pә:sәneit

托福GRE Collins 1

v. assume or act the character of
v. represent another person with comic intentions

vt. 模仿, 扮演, 体现, 使人格化
[法] 体现, 模仿, 拟人

Collins 星级

19,941

BNC 频率

18,460

使用频率

impersonate 可以拆分为 im- (在...内) + person (人) + ate (使得)。整体意思是“使其成为一个人”，即模仿或假装成某人。

例句

1. She decided to impersonate a famous singer at the party.

她决定在派对上模仿一位著名歌手。

2. It's illegal to impersonate a police officer.

冒充警察是违法的。

3. He can impersonate different characters very well.

他能很好地模仿不同的角色。