/eɪp ||; ep/noun [C] a type of animal like a large monkey with no tail or only a very short tail 类人猿；猿: Chimpanzees and gorillas are apes.黑猩猩和大猩猩都是类人猿。
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/eɪp ||; ep/verb [T] to copy sb/sth, especially in a ridiculous way 模仿（尤指滑稽地）: The children were aping the teacher's way of walking.孩子们在模仿老师走路的样子。