ape
noun [ C ] uk/eɪp/ us/eɪp/
猿;无尾猿;类人猿
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。
Idiom
go apeidiom informal (also offensive go apeshit) 暴跳如雷
to become extremely angry
She went ape because I was half an hour late. 我迟到了半小时，结果她暴跳如雷。
ape
verb [ T ] disapproving uk/eɪp/ us/eɪp/
（拙劣地）模仿
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。