made to look like something else

an imitation leather jacket 仿皮上衣

UK It's not real silk - it's just imitation. 这不是真丝——是人造的罢了。

Synonyms: fake falsefaux

Opposites: fake genuinereal (NOT FALSE)

an occasion when someone or something imitates another person or thing

Ten-year-olds have started wearing lipstick and make-up in imitation of the older girls. 10岁的女孩子已经开始模仿年龄大些的女孩涂抹口红和化妆了。

She can do a wonderful imitation of a blackbird's song. 她能惟妙惟肖地模仿乌鸫的鸣啭。

a copy

His songs are just cheap (= low quality) imitations of Beatles tunes. 他的歌只是对甲壳虫乐队曲调的拙劣模仿。