represent
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If someone such as a lawyer or a politician represents a person, a group of people, or a place, they act on behalf of that person, group, or place. 代表; 代理
...the politicians we elect to represent us. …我们所选的代表我们的政治家。
...Richard Bolling, a Democrat who represented Missouri in Congress. …理查德•博林，一个在国会中代表密苏里州的民主党人。
2. V-T If you represent a person or group at an official event, you go there on their behalf. 代表 (出席)
The general secretary may represent the president at official ceremonies. 秘书长可以在官方仪式上代表主席。
3. V-T If you represent your country or city in a competition or sports event, you take part in it on behalf of the country or city where you live. 代表 (参赛)
My only aim is to represent the United States at the Olympics. 我惟一的目标就是代表美国参加奥运会。
4. V-T PASSIVE 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. 使有代表性
Women are already well represented in the area of TV drama. 女性在电视戏剧领域已经占有很大比例。
5. V-T If a sign or symbol represents something, it is accepted as meaning that thing. 代表; 表示; 象征[no cont]
...a black dot in the middle of the circle is supposed to represent the source of the radiation. …圆圈中央的黑点应该表示射线的来源。
6. V-T To represent an idea or quality means to be a symbol or an expression of that idea or quality. 代表; 象征; 反映[no cont, no passive]
New York represents everything that's great about America. 纽约象征着美国伟大的一切。
7. V-T If you represent a person or thing as a particular thing, you describe them as being that thing. 描写; 描绘
The popular press tends to represent him as an environmental guru. 大众媒体倾向于把他描绘成环保领袖。
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represent /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/ (representing,represented,represents)
剑桥词典
- All the local churches were represented at the memorial service .
- All the nations of the world will be represented at the conference .
- A group of four teachers were delegated to represent the school at the union conference .
- They purport to represent the wishes of the majority of parents at the school .
- A friend of the victim was subpoenaed as a witness by lawyers representing the accused .
- ¼ and 0.25 are different ways of representing the same fraction .
- The wild cards are represented here by asterisks .
- The decimal system represents numbers in terms of groups of ten.
- Each number on the scale represents twice the speed of the preceding number .
- Writers of realist novels try to represent life as it is.
- The course represents excellent value for money .
- This huge , unfinished building represents the last hurrah of the former regime .
- The new price represents a saving of more than 40 percent .
- This new policy represents a change of direction for the government .
- Her father's blessing represented a bestowal of consent upon her marriage . 返回 represent
represent verb (ACT FOR)
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]to speak , act , or be present officially for another person or people
作为…的代表（或代理人）；作为…的代言人
They chose a famous barrister to represent them in court . 他们选了一位著名律师为他们出庭辩护。
Union officials representing the teachers met the government today. 代表教师的工会干事今天与政府官员会谈。
I sent my husband to represent me at the funeral . 我让我丈夫代表我参加葬礼。
Women were well/poorly represented at the conference (= there were many/few present ). 出席会议的女性很多／少。
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]
to be the Member of Parliament, or of Congress , etc. for a particular area
（在议会或国会中等）代表某一地区
Ed Smythe represents Barnet. 艾德·斯迈思是巴尼特的代表。
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]
to be the person from a country , school , etc. that is in a competition
代表（国家，学校等参加比赛）
She was chosen to represent France at the Olympics. 她获选代表法国参加奥运会。
formal
to express or complain about something, to a person in authority
提出；表达；向…抗议
We represented our grievances /demands to the boss . 我们向老板表达了我们的不满／要求。
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represent verb (DESCRIBE)
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]to show or describe something or someone
表现；展现；描绘；描述
[ 动词后面接一个动词ing结构 ] The statue represents St. George kill ing the dragon . 这座雕像展现的是圣乔治斩龙的故事。
This new report represents the current situation in our schools . 这份新的报告介绍了我们这儿的学校现状。
He represents himself as an expert , but he knows nothing. 他自称是个专家，可是他一窍不通。
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]
to be a sign or symbol of something
表示；象征；代表
To many people the White House represents the identity of the United States. 在许多人看来，白宫是美国的象征。
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represent verb (BE)
[ 系动词：后面接回指句子主语的名词或形容词的不及物动词 + noun ]to be the result of something, or to be something
意味着；等于；相当于
This book represents ten years of thought and research . 这本书是10年思考和研究的结晶。
The new offer represented an increase of 10 percent on the previous one. 新的报价比上一次报价高出10%。
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