simulate
verb- 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accurately
- closely
- be designed to
- be used to
- try to
- …
- 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
- simulate something
to pretend that you have a particular feeling 假装；冒充；装作
Word Originmid 17th cent. (earlier (Middle English) as simulation): from Latin simulat- ‘copied, represented’, from the verb simulare, from similis ‘like’.