simulation
noun uk/ˌsɪm.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌsɪm.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
C1 [ C or U ]模拟，模仿
a model of a set of problems or events that can be used to teach someone how to do something, or the process of making such a model
The manager prepared a computer simulation of likely sales performance for the rest of the year. 经理准备对该年度剩余时间内可能的销售业绩进行计算模拟分析。
[ U ]（足球比賽中为骗取点球或任意球而）假摔
in football, the act of pretending to have been fouled to try to win a penalty or free kick unfairly
Young should have been booked for simulation, not awarded a penalty. 杨应该因为假摔而得黄牌，而不是因此赚了一个点球。