单词 | represent |
释义 | represent (reprɪzent ) Word forms: represents , representing , represented 1. verb 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. [VERB noun] The offer has yet to be accepted by the lawyers representing the victims. [VERB noun] 2. verb B2 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. [VERB noun] Synonyms: stand for, substitute for, play the part of, assume the role of 3. verb B2 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 Commonwealth Games. [VERB noun] Synonyms: play for, appear for, be a member of the team 4. passive verb 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. Sadly, women leaders are not well represented in our churches. [be adv V-ed] In New Mexico all kinds of cuisines are represented. [be VERB-ed] 5. link verb B2 If you say that something represents a change, achievement, or victory, you mean that it is a change, achievement, or victory. [formal, or written] The pieces on view represent superb examples from various periods. [VERB noun] These developments represented a major change in the established order. [VERB noun] 6. verb [no cont] B2 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. [VERB noun] 7. verb [no cont, no passive] B2 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. [VERB noun] Synonyms: exemplify, embody, symbolize, typify 8. verb 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. [VERB noun + as] Collocations: represent a threat New people inevitably bring new ideas and represent a threat to the old leadership and the old way of doing things. Christianity Today Their view was that it was an isolated act that did not represent a threat to us as a cricket team. Times, Sunday Times Not only did she represent the threat of winter, she was seen as actually controlling the landscape. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But speed cameras bear no more similarity to waterboarding than people speeding represent a threat to the free world. Times, Sunday Times Items placed on the council's agenda must represent a threat to international peace and security. Times, Sunday Times His success seemed to represent the triumph of materialism and individualism over revolutionary moral values. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A successful sacrifice represents the triumph of mind over matter, as today's game reveals. Times, Sunday Times On the contrary, it represents the triumph of the politically correct establishment, blunting the party's radical edge. Times, Sunday Times To a large extent, this represented the triumph of hope over experience. Times, Sunday Times He represents the triumph of the tweet over the book. Times, Sunday Times Then represent your view clearly and concisely. Christianity Today A wide range of scholarly reference works consistently represent this view. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A minister for entrepreneurs to represent their views in cabinet, independently of the department representing big business. Times, Sunday Times We feel, therefore, that we have a duty to stand up and represent their views. Times, Sunday Times Labour will never form a government again unless it represents the views of normal, everyday people. The Sun However, customers need to have confidence that these charges, which are set by the regulator, represent value for money. Times, Sunday Times They are not powerful enough to do a good job and don't represent value for money. The Sun It added that although it remained cautious about buying more land, opportunities were starting to emerge to purchase good-quality plots at prices that should represent value for the company. Times, Sunday Times Does going to university represent value? Times, Sunday Times How many will represent value for money? Times, Sunday Times The symbol represents the meeting of diverse spiritual energies, and the snakes represent solidarity and support. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The red symbol represents fireworks, or celebration of people. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each 4 level symbol represents two bits for a bit rate of 3200 bits per second. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A nonterminal symbol represents a syntactic category, which defines one or more valid phrasal or sentence structure consisted of an n-element subset. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The eye symbol represents the marking around the eye of the falcon, including the teardrop marking sometimes found below the eye. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The first to publish cash details, the union represents a little over half the medical workforce. Times, Sunday Times The union represents more than 26,000 workers at both carriers. Houston Chronicle The trade union represents 30,000 people who work either on the shopfloor, in warehouses or in distribution roles. Times, Sunday Times The national players, who the union represents, are the game's greatest assets and to marginalise them or their proxy would seem short-sighted. ST The so-called union represents the players and the organisers, trying to act as fair broker, but instead pulling itself into all manner of unsustainable contortions. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 代表 Japanese: 代表する |
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