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represent
[英] [ˌrepriˈzent] [美] [ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt] 生词本

vt.

vi.

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1. VERB 代理，代表（个人或团体） If someone such as a lawyer or a politician represents a person or group of people, they act on behalf of that person or group. 

  • ...the politicians we elect to represent us...

    我们选举出来代表我们的政界人士

  • The offer has yet to be accepted by the lawyers representing the victims.

    受害者的代理律师还没有接受这个提议。

2. VERB 代表（个人或团体）出席 If you represent a person or group at an official event, you go there on their behalf. 

  • The general secretary may represent the president at official ceremonies.

    总书记可以在一些官方仪式上代表主席。

3. VERB (在竞赛或体育赛事中)代表（国家或地区） If you represent your country or town in a competition or sports event, you take part in it on behalf of the country or town where you live. 

  • My only aim is to represent Britain at the Olympics.

    我唯一的目标是代表英国参加奥运会。

4. V-PASSIVE 使有代表性 If a group of people or things is well represented in a particular activity or in a particular place, a lot of them can be found there. 

  • Women are already well represented in the area of TV drama...

    女性在电视剧领域占据了一席之地。

  • In New Mexico all kinds of cuisines are represented.

    在新墨西哥州， 有各种各样的烹饪方法。

5. V-LINK 相当于，代表着（变化、成就、胜利等） If you say that something represents a change, achievement, or victory, you mean that it is a change, achievement, or victory. 

  • The pieces on view are not grouped around any one theme, but rather represent superb examples from various periods...

    展出的作品并非围绕着一个主题，而是不同时期的经典之作。

  • These developments represented a major change in the established order.

    这些发展代表了现有秩序的重大转变。

6. VERB (标志或符号)意味着，代表着，标志着 If a sign or symbol represents something, it is accepted as meaning that thing. 

  • ...a black dot in the middle of the circle is supposed to represent the source of the radiation.

    圆圈中心的黑点应该是表示放射源。

7. VERB 象征;体现;反映 To represent an idea or quality means to be a symbol or an expression of that idea or quality. 

  • We believe you represent everything British racing needs.

    我们相信你代表了英国赛马所需要的一切。

8. VERB 描绘;描写 If you represent a person or thing as a particular thing, you describe them as being that thing. 

  • The popular press tends to represent him as an environmental guru.

    大众媒体往往把他描绘成环保领袖。

Verb

1. take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to;

  • "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin"

2. express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol;

  • "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"

3. be representative or typical for;

  • "This period is represented by Beethoven"

4. be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute;

  • "I represent the silent majority"
  • "This actor is a spokesperson for the National Rifle Association"

5. serve as a means of expressing something;

  • "The flower represents a young girl"

6. be characteristic of;

  • "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue"

7. form or compose;

  • "This money is my only income"
  • "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"
  • "These constitute my entire belonging"
  • "The children made up the chorus"
  • "This sum represents my entire income for a year"
  • "These few men comprise his entire army"

8. be the defense counsel for someone in a trial;

  • "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"

9. create an image or likeness of;

  • "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"

10. play a role or part;

  • "Gielgud played Hamlet"
  • "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"
  • "She played the servant to her husband's master"

11. perform (a play), especially on a stage;

  • "we are going to stage `Othello'"

12. describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality;

  • "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel"

13. point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance;

  • "our parents represented to us the need for more caution"

14. bring forward and present to the mind;

  • "We presented the arguments to him"
  • "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"

15. to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)

  • synonym： map

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  • 1.【动】表示，表现；代表
1. I can only represent it to you by metaphors.
我只能用隐喻来向你描述它。

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2. I'll represent to him the risk he is running.
我要向他指出他所面临的险境。

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3. One of the rooms was got up to represent the hall of a mediaeval castle.
一个房间被装饰成中世纪城堡的府第。

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4. She purports to represent the whole group.
她自称代表整个团体。

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5. She was picked out from the whole class to represent them at the other school.
从全班中选出她来作为去另一学校的代表。

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6. The film purported to represent the lives of ordinary people.
这部影片声称旨在表现普通人的生活。

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7. The legend of king arthur represent the apotheosis of chivalry.
亚瑟王的传说代表骑士精神的顶峰。

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8. The two authors represent the opposite poles of fictional genius.
这两位作者代表了天才小说家两个极端。

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9. We selected her to represent us.
我们选她作为我们的代表。

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