They hope to copy the idea and create a new material. The material would have many uses.

他们希望效仿这个想法，创造一种新材料。这种材料有很多用途。

They reasoned that other businesses would soon copy the idea.

【reason】他们推断其他企业也会很快仿效这个办法。

It's founder alone has pledged billions of dollars to charity and been accused of copying the very idea Facebook was built on.

仅 Facebook 的创始人就向慈善机构认捐了数十亿美元，并被指控抄袭了 Facebook 建立的理念。

For years to come, perfume and candle makers would copy the idea of mixing various scents together to create a unique experience.

在接下来的几年里，香水和蜡烛制造商都在复制混合各种气味的想法以创造一种独特的体验。

When someone has a successful idea, everyone else tries to copy that idea and do their own version of it.

当某人有一个成功的想法时，其他人都会尝试复制该想法并制作他们自己的版本。