an animal like a large monkey with no tail, that uses its arms to move through trees

Chimpanzees and gorillas are both apes. 黑猩猩和大猩猩都是类人猿。

go apeidiom informal (also offensive go apeshit) 暴跳如雷

to copy something or someone badly and unsuccessfully

He called the new building unoriginal and said that it merely aped the classical traditions. 他称这座新楼的风格毫无新意，并说它只不过是对古典传统建筑的拙劣模仿。