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词汇 copycat
释义 copycat
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈkɒp.i.kæt/ us /ˈkɑː.pi.kæt/
disapproving
someone who is influenced by someone else and does or says exactly the same as them: (指缺乏主见的)模仿者;好跟人学的人;抄袭者
You're just a copycat!你只会学别人!
Whether it is the original attacker or a copycat, he must be caught soon.
Synonym
imitator
something that is intentionally done or made to be very similar to something else:
Many of the drugs licensed in the last decade have been copycats of already existing medicines.
The website has become so influential that last month the government launched its own copycat.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Copying and copies
anti-counterfeiting
anti-piracy
ape
biomimicry
blueprint
emulous
emulously
faux
forge
forgery
mimetic
photocopiable
photocopy
photostat
photostatic
piracy
transcript
virtualization
warmed-over
Xerox

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Similar and the same
copycat
adjective
uk /ˈkɒp.i.kæt/ us /ˈkɑː.pi.kæt/
Copycat behaviour, often bad or criminal behaviour, is influenced by other, similar behaviour: (犯罪)模仿性的;受其他犯罪影响的
I don't believe that these cartoons lead to copycat violence.
copycat murders模仿性凶杀
The lawsuit may encourage copycat claims by other investors.
intentionally done or made to be very similar to something else: 模仿的,仿效的;抄袭的
At the market you can buy copycat designer handbags and perfumes.
This was the first time that health watchdogs had approved a copycat version of a biotech drug.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

looking or being almost but not exactly the same
similarI have a sofa quite similar to yours.
likeShe's a lot like her mother.
alikeThe girls look alike.
closeMy cousin and I are quite close in age.
something likeI was worried something like this would happen.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Copying and copies
anti-counterfeiting
anti-piracy
ape
biomimicry
blueprint
emulous
emulously
faux
forge
forgery
mimetic
photocopiable
photocopy
photostat
photostatic
piracy
transcript
virtualization
warmed-over
Xerox

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Crime - general words
Similar and the same
copycat
verb[ I or T ]
uk /ˈkɒp.i.kæt/ us /ˈkɑː.pi.kæt/
to intentionally do the same thing as someone else has done, or make something very similar to something else:
The restaurants that are succeeding today are those that are not copycatting somebody else.
I think it's very sad when kids feel the need to copycat.
They suggested she was trying to copycat Princess Diana's famous TV interview of 1995.
Doesn't this film just copycat the plot of "The Terminator"?
Many well-known brands are copycatted and sold in markets all over the world.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Crime - general words
accuse someone of a crime
anti-crime
anti-fraud
anti-narcotics
arrestable
caper
delinquency
delinquently
driving under the influence
DUI
felonious
illegality
non-crime
offence
on all counts
outrage
petty crime
white-collar crime
wrongdoing
zero tolerance

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Copying and copies

copycat | American Dictionary


copycat
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/ˈkɑp·iˌkæt/
done to copy someone or something
A copycat crime is one that appears to be a copy of another crime because it is so similar.

copycat | Business English


copycat
adjective[ before noun ]
 COMMERCEuk /ˈkɒpikæt/ us /ˈkɑːpi-/
made or done in exactly the same way as something else:
cheap copycat products
Sales of the product have fallen by 42% since copycat versions were launched.
copycat
noun[ C ]
 COMMERCEuk /ˈkɒpikæt/ us /ˈkɑːpi-/
a product that is a copy of another company's product:
The jeans company says it will fight to have all copycats removed from stores and destroyed.

Examples of copycat


copycat
Most copycats struck during the year that followed.
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The copycats are all competing with each other.
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He earned a host of imitators and copycats, many of whom took his name and pretended to be him.
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Later we will say that s is an extension of s if it is obtained from s by a sequence of copycat extensions along copycat variables.
The copycats rapidly spread all over the country, and kick-offs replaced the quality of the original brands for cheap ones that deceived passing out as originals.
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Several copycats have followed over the years.
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I understand some of its pressures and problems, and also the problem of copycat action around the world.
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The horrible scenes of rioting shown on those fearsome nights encouraged some people in other parts of the country to indulge in copycat riots.
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There is an argument that one should not highlight isolated attacks for fear of copycat attacks.
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Does he agree that that reckless video provides copycat encouragement to young "twockers" and joyriders and should be withdrawn from sale forthwith?
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According to the police, the greatest copycat influence comes from news reporting.
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The other danger is that overseas governments will indulge in copycat action and impose high taxes on spirits.
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Anything that undermines a brand—for example, copycat products—undermines a company's investment, leeches off the innovation of the brand owner and weakens its competitive position.
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Hansard archive

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Many of them are simply signing copycat contracts that have been written by the hospital trust.
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As has been pointed out, two years have passed without further copycat examples.
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