simulate
verb [ T ] uk/ˈsɪm.jə.leɪt/ us/ˈsɪm.jə.leɪt/
模拟，模仿;假装，伪装
to do or make something that looks real but is not real
In cheap furniture, plastic is often used to simulate wood. 廉价家具经常用塑料模仿木材。
formal Ruth simulated pleasure at seeing Sam, but really she wished he hadn't come. 看见山姆，露丝假装很高兴，可实际上她希望他没来。
The computer simulates (= represents) different road conditions for new drivers to practise on. 计算机模拟不同的路况供学习者练习。