●ˈmodel sb/sth/yourself on sb/sth ( ˈmodel sb/sth/yourself upon sb/sthmore formal) (NAmE alsoˈmodel sb/sth after sb/sth) to make or create sth that looks or behaves like sth else; to take sb, especially sb you like, as an example and copy them仿造；效仿；以…为榜样；向…看齐◆The house was modelled on a French chateau. 这所房子是模仿一座法国庄园建造的。◆He modelled the main character on his friend. 他以朋友为原型创作了这个主要角色。◆He still models himself on Elvis. 他还在模仿“猫王”埃尔维斯。NOTEOften used in the passive常用于被动语态◆The ship was modelled on / after a Greek pirate ship. 这艘船以希腊海盗船为设计蓝本。[v + n/pron + prep]