ape
ape
noun
go ape (或 粗俚，主 北美 apeshit)
ape-like
adjective
语源
noun
- a large primate that lacks a tail, including the gorilla, chimpanzees, orang-utan, and gibbons
无尾猿。 参见 great ape gibbon - Families Pongidae and Hylobatidae
猩猩科和长臂猿科
■used in names of macaque monkeys with short tails, e.g. Barbary ape
[用于猕猴的命名，如Barbary ape]
■(in general use) any monkey
（泛指）任何猴
■an unintelligent or clumsy person
愚蠢（或拙笨）的人
■(archaic)an inferior imitator or mimic
(古)蹩脚的模仿者，学样者
cunning is but the ape of wisdom.
狡诈是对智慧的蹩脚模仿。
- [with obj.]imitate the behaviour or manner of (someone or something), especially in an absurd or unthinking way
（尤指荒谬地或不加深思地）模仿
new architecture can respect the old without aping its style.
新建筑可以做到不模仿旧建筑风格而又取其之长。
go ape (或 粗俚，主 北美 apeshit)
- (informal)go wild or out of one's mind
(非正式)狂暴无礼；变傻
your kids will go ape over these frozen pops!.
你的孩子听了这些毫无感情的流行音乐会变得狂暴无礼的。
ape-like
adjective
语源
- Old English apa, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aap and German Affe
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