ape

1. N-COUNT Apes are chimpanzees, gorillas, and other animals in the same family. 猿

...chimpanzees and other apes. …黑猩猩和其他猿。

2. V-T If you ape someone's speech or behaviour, you imitate it. 模仿

Modelling yourself on someone you admire is not the same as aping all they say or do. 以你仰慕的某个人为榜样并不等于模仿他们的全部言行。