to copy something achieved by someone else and try to do it as well as they have效仿,模仿;同…竞争,努力赶上
They hope to emulate the success of other software companies.他们希望能够效仿其他软件公司的成功先例。
Fitzgerald is eager to emulate Martin's record of three successive world titles.菲茨杰拉德渴望能像马丁那样创下连夺3次世界冠军的纪录。