to copy something achieved by someone else and try to do it as well as they have

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。