新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

represent

英  [ˌreprɪˈzent]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • represents , representing , represented

    1[T 及物动词] 代表 , 代理

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    the politicians we elect to represent us.

    我们选出来代表我们的政治家。

    例:

    Richard Bolling, a Democrat who represented Missouri in Congress.

    国会中代表密苏里州的民主党人理查德•博林。

    例:

    The offer was accepted by the lawyers representing the victims.

    该提议已被受害人的代理律师所接受。

    2[T 及物动词] 代表(出席)

    If you represent a person or group at an official event, you go there on their behalf.

    双语例句

    例:

    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[T 及物动词] 代表(参赛)

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    My only aim is to represent the United States at the Olympics.

    我唯一的目标就是代表美国参加奥运会。

    4[PASSIVE 被动及物动词] 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.

    双语例句

    例:

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

    女性在电视剧领域已经占有很大比例。

    5[T 及物动词] 代表 , 表示 , 象征

    If a sign or symbol represents something, it is accepted as meaning that thing.

    近义词

    symbolize , signify

    双语例句

    例:

    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[T 及物动词] 代表 , 象征 , 反映

    To represent an idea or quality means to be a symbol or an expression of that idea or quality.

    近义词

    embody

    双语例句

    例:

    New York represents everything that's great about America.

    纽约象征着美国伟大的一切。

    7[T 及物动词] 描写 , 描绘

    If you represent a person or thing as a particular thing, you describe them as being that thing.

    近义词

    portray

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

    8[T 及物动词] 相当于 , 代表着

    If you say that something represents a change, achievement, or victory, you mean that it is a change, achievement, or victory.

    双语例句

    例:

    These developments represented a major change in the established order.

    这些发展代表了现有秩序里的一个重大改变。