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单词 pale imitation
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pale imitation
noun[C]
uk
/ˌpeɪl ɪm.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌpeɪl ɪm.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
something that issimilarto but not as good as somethingelse:
拙劣的模仿，东施效颦
Modernluxuryshipsare apaleimitationoftheglamourandstyleof the earlyoceanliners.现代豪华游轮同早期远洋海轮相比，其魅力与风格都大为逊色。
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(Definition ofpale imitationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpale imitation

pale imitation
Dramatically, their evaluation as heroic, mockheroic orpaleimitationof heroic depends heavily on the status of the character: a peculiarly difficult thing to assess today (see below).
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It is a timid andpaleimitationof what works elsewhere.
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It's apaleimitationof a cross on a piece of paper.
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Would not the privatisation of gas be apaleimitationof what happened to the telephone industry?
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The general public will believe the genuine article rather than thepaleimitation.
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Becoming a ghost is also an option for wizards and witches; however, it is said that it is apaleimitationof life.
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But right now he's apaleimitation.
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It lies in the belief that we should increasingly turn our public institutions into pale imitations of our business companies.
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Rock music that makes it into a school program is thus often antiseptic, apaleimitationof its true colours.
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