英语词汇“representative”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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noun (1)
- representative (1)
adjective (2)
- representative (TYPICAL)
- representative (ACTING FOR)

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- representative (1)
- representative (ACT FOR)
adjective (1)
- representative (DESCRIBE)

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representativenoun [ C ]

uk/ˌrep.rɪˈzen.tə.tɪv/us/ˌrep.rɪˈzen.t̬ə.t̬ɪv/

B2 someone who speaks or does something officially for another person or group of people:

The firm has representatives in every major city.

Representative

someone who has been elected to the US House of Representatives

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A representative from the tour company will meet you at the check-in.
He visited China in his official capacity as America's trade representative.
We have representatives operating in most countries.
In order to increase the number of female representatives, the selection committee decided to discriminate in favour of women for three years.
We elected him as our representative.

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International relations: United States politics & government

representativeadjective

uk/ˌrep.rɪˈzen.tə.tɪv/us/ˌrep.rɪˈzen.t̬ə.t̬ɪv/

representative adjective (TYPICAL)

typical of, or the same as, others in a larger group of people or things:

Are your views/opinions representative of all the workers here?

a representative sample/cross-section/selection

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representative adjective (ACTING FOR)

A representative system of government is one in which people vote for politicians to represent them.

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representativenoun [ C ]

us/ˌrep·rɪˈzen·tə·t̬ɪv/

politics & government also Representative abbreviation Rep. a member of the US House of Representatives; a congressman or congresswoman

representative noun [ C ] (ACT FOR)

a person who represents another person or a group:

The company has representatives in most European capitals.

politics & government A representative is also a member of a law-making group.

representativeadjective [ not gradable ]

us/ˌrep·rɪˈzen·tə·t̬ɪv/

representative adjective [ not gradable ] (DESCRIBE)

serving to describe, esp. a larger group of the same type:

A good political poll is based on a representative sampling of voters.

representativenoun [ C ]

uk/ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv/us

also sales representative, also informal rep COMMERCE someone whose job is to sell a company's products or services, especially by visiting or phoning customers:

We'll increase our team of representatives to help meet sales targets.

All shops are visited regularly by one of our sales representatives.

a person who is chosen to speak or act for other people:

Staff have been invited to elect a representative to attend management meetings.

A representative of the oil company made a press statement.

representativeadjective

uk/ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv/us

typical of a large group of people or things:

How representative are the views of these customers?

representative of sth These remarks are not representative of the views of management.

a representative sample (of sth)

MARKETING a small group that contains the same mixture of people or things that is found in a bigger group, so that it is able to provide useful information about the bigger group :

The survey was sent to a representative sample of US households.

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释义	Contents noun (1) representative (1) adjective (2) representative (TYPICAL) representative (ACTING FOR) Contents noun (2) representative (1) representative (ACT FOR) adjective (1) representative (DESCRIBE) Contents noun (2) representative (1) representative (2) adjective (2) representative (1) representative (2) English American Business representativenoun [ C ] uk/ˌrep.rɪˈzen.tə.tɪv/us/ˌrep.rɪˈzen.t̬ə.t̬ɪv/ B2 someone who speaks or does something officially for another person or group of people: The firm has representatives in every major city. Representative someone who has been elected to the US House of Representatives More examples A representative from the tour company will meet you at the check-in. He visited China in his official capacity as America's trade representative. We have representatives operating in most countries. In order to increase the number of female representatives, the selection committee decided to discriminate in favour of women for three years. We elected him as our representative. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Replacing and exchanging alternate alternatively *bargain sth* away change over change places idiom fill name part exchange pinch-hit pre-empt proxy rep represent reserve sit succeed succession supersede supplant swap See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: International relations: United States politics & government representativeadjective uk/ˌrep.rɪˈzen.tə.tɪv/us/ˌrep.rɪˈzen.t̬ə.t̬ɪv/ representative adjective (TYPICAL) typical of, or the same as, others in a larger group of people or things: Are your views/opinions representative of all the workers here? a representative sample/cross-section/selection Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Typifying, illustrating and exemplifying analogy archetype be sb all over idiom betoken by way of idiom genre hold mark mirror Mr Mrs quintessential resemble stand true trust trust sb (to do sth)! idiom typical typically typify See more results » representative adjective (ACTING FOR) A representative system of government is one in which people vote for politicians to represent them. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Typifying, illustrating and exemplifying analogy archetype be sb all over idiom betoken by way of idiom genre hold mark mirror Mr Mrs quintessential resemble stand true trust trust sb (to do sth)! idiom typical typically typify See more results » representativenoun [ C ] us/ˌrep·rɪˈzen·tə·t̬ɪv/ politics & government also Representative abbreviation Rep. a member of the US House of Representatives; a congressman or congresswoman representative noun [ C ] (ACT FOR) a person who represents another person or a group: The company has representatives in most European capitals. politics & government A representative is also a member of a law-making group. representativeadjective [ not gradable ] us/ˌrep·rɪˈzen·tə·t̬ɪv/ representative adjective [ not gradable ] (DESCRIBE) serving to describe, esp. a larger group of the same type: A good political poll is based on a representative sampling of voters. representativenoun [ C ] uk/ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv/us also sales representative, also informal rep COMMERCE someone whose job is to sell a company's products or services, especially by visiting or phoning customers: We'll increase our team of representatives to help meet sales targets. All shops are visited regularly by one of our sales representatives. a person who is chosen to speak or act for other people: Staff have been invited to elect a representative to attend management meetings. A representative of the oil company made a press statement. See also customer representative employee representative personal representative union representative representativeadjective uk/ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv/us typical of a large group of people or things: How representative are the views of these customers? representative of sth These remarks are not representative of the views of management. a representative sample (of sth) MARKETING a small group that contains the same mixture of people or things that is found in a bigger group, so that it is able to provide useful information about the bigger group :** The survey was sent to a representative sample of US households.
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representativenoun [ C ]

representativeadjective

representative adjective (TYPICAL)

representative adjective (ACTING FOR)

representativenoun [ C ]

representative noun [ C ] (ACT FOR)

representativeadjective [ not gradable ]

representative adjective [ not gradable ] (DESCRIBE)

representativenoun [ C ]

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