This is almost certainly in imitation of the similar american custom . 这个用法几乎可以肯定是模仿美国的类似习惯。
Experience, however, might supply us with very creditable imitations of it . 然而经验能给我们提供非常可靠的摹拟品。
By imitation of kublai khan's dedication he hoped to develop similar powers . 他仿效忽必烈汗献身成佛的办法，希望取得类似的权力。
An expert was needed to authenticate the original van gogh painting from his imitation . 这幅画是凡高的真迹还是赝品，需由专家来鉴定。
This involuntary influence contrasts with the more explicit imitation of her father . 这种不自觉的影响刚好跟她努力去仿效父亲形成了鲜明的对照。
Slavish imitation of the physical sciences is a mistake in the study of humans and society . 在对人和社会的研究中，机械地模仿自然科学是错误的。
The process of imitation probably never commenced between forms widely dissimilar in colour . 色彩完全不同的类型之间，大概决不会有模仿过程发生。
The monkey came down and ran into blondeau's shelter, took his knife and cut the leather in imitation of the cobbler . 猴子就下来，跑进布朗杜的棚屋，拿起他的刀，模仿着鞋匠切皮革。
The voice was rich, lordly, harvardish, like all the boring radio comedians' imitations . 声音浑厚、威严，俨然是哈佛出身的气派，就跟无线电里所有的滑稽演员叫人已经听腻的模仿完全一样。
The much greater frequency of imitation with insects than with other animals, is probably the consequence of their small size . 昆虫拟态例子之所以远较其它动物为多，其原因大概在于体型小。
