n. the act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training)
n. (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program
n. 模拟, 假冒物, 模仿
[计] 模拟
1. The flight simulation helped the pilots practice their skills.
飞行模拟帮助飞行员练习他们的技能。
2. We used a computer simulation to predict the weather for the week.
我们使用计算机模拟来预测这一周的天气。
3. The teacher created a simulation of a market to teach the students about economics.
老师创建了一个市场模拟，让学生学习经济学。