/kɒpikæt ||; ˈkɑpɪˌkæt/noun [C] (informal 非正式) used especially by children about and to a person who copies what sb else does because he/she has no ideas of his/her own ﹙尤为儿童用语﹚模仿者，抄袭者
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/kɒpikæt ||; ˈkɑpɪˌkæt/adj (only before a noun 只用于名词前) (used especially about crimes) similar to and seen as copying an earlier well-known crime, etc ﹙尤指犯罪﹚模仿先前案例的: The copycat phenomenon is a danger to which the media may be contributing. 模仿先前案例的犯罪现象可能是媒体报道导致的。