单词	under-represent
释义	under-represent /ʌndərɛprɪˈzɛnt / verb [with object] Provide with insufficient or inadequate representation: women are under-represented at high levels... If people are under-represented on campus or in the employment figures, that could be evidence of an underlying social injustice. Citizens who are not students are in danger of being under-represented in their area if students have access to such direct political representation. The company believes it is under-represented in the capital, with only one of its 30 Scottish stores located in the city, compared with six in Glasgow. Derivatives under-representation noun ... Many people we consulted throughout the course of the project expressed frustration that, although the problem of under-representation has been recognised and discussed over a number of years, very little has been done. The proper response to the under-representation of state pupils is to raise school standards, not discriminate against the brightest. The profession has recognised that something must be done to address its woeful under-representation of women.
随便看	come to a bad end come to a head come to a sticky end come to blows come to grief come to naught come to no harm come to nothing come to (or meet) a sticky end come to pass come to rest come to someone's assistance come to someone's knowledge come to terms with come to that (or if it comes to that) come to think of it come true come under come unglued come up come up against come up against (or hit) a brick wall come up dry come upon come up (or be given) with the rations

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