| 词汇 | represent |
| 释义 | represent | BrE rɛprɪˈzɛnt, AmE ˌrɛprəˈzɛnt | transitive verb ① (correspond to) 相当于 ▸ for the artist those five pictures represented a year's work 对那位画家而言，那5幅画相当于一年的工作 ▸ the new engine represents a major breakthrough in car design 这款新发动机代表了汽车设计的重大突破 ② (act on behalf of) 代表 ▸ Prince Charles represented the Queen at the ceremony 查尔斯王子代表女王参加庆典 ▸ he represented Great Britain at the Olympics 他代表英国参加该届奥运会 ▸ the disaster victims could not afford a lawyer to represent them 灾难的受害者请不起律师为他们打官司 ③ (form part of) 占据 ▸ women writers are strongly represented in the list of new fiction published today 在当今新出版小说书单中，女性作家的作品占了很大比例 ④ (depict, portray) 描绘 ▸ the painting represents a battle at sea 这幅画表现的是一场海战 ⑤ (typify) 体现 ‹political climate, values, ideals›⑥ (symbolize) 象征 ▸ on this map a cross represents a church 在这张地图上，十字代表教堂 ▸ open frontiers represent political freedom 开放的边界象征着政治自由 ⑦ (convey in words) 表达 ▸ words cannot adequately represent our anger 言语不足以表达我们的愤怒 ⑧ (portray on stage, film) 演绎 ‹character, situation›⑨ (present) 声称 ▸ he represented himself as a technical expert 他声称自己是技术专家 ▸ his supporters represent him to be a great statesman 他的支持者把他说成是一个伟大的政治家 |
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