词汇 | represent |
释义 | represent verb uk/ˌrep.rɪˈzent/ us/ˌrep.rɪˈzent/ (ACT FOR) C2 [ T ]作为…的代表(或代理人);作为…的代言人 to speak, act, or be present officially for another person or people They chose a famous barrister to represent them in court. 他们选了一位著名律师为他们出庭辩护。 Union officials representing the teachers met the government today. 代表教师的工会干事今天与政府官员会谈。 I sent my husband to represent me at the funeral. 我让我丈夫代表我参加葬礼。 Women were well/poorly represented at the conference (= there were many/few present). 出席会议的女性很多/少。 [ T ](在议会或国会中等)代表某一地区 to be the Member of Parliament, or of Congress, etc. for a particular area Ed Smythe represents Barnet. 艾德·斯迈思是巴尼特的代表。 C2 [ T ]代表(国家,学校等参加比赛) to be the person from a country, school, etc. that is in a competition She was chosen to represent France at the Olympics. 她获选代表法国参加奥运会。 formal提出;表达;向…抗议 to express or complain about something, to a person in authority We represented our grievances/demands to the boss. 我们向老板表达了我们的不满/要求。
(DESCRIBE) C2 [ T ]表现;展现;描绘;描述 to show or describe something or someone [ + -ing verb ] The statue represents St. George killing the dragon. 这座雕像展现的是圣乔治斩龙的故事。 This new report represents the current situation in our schools. 这份新的报告介绍了我们这儿的学校现状。 He represents himself as an expert, but he knows nothing. 他自称是个专家,可是他一窍不通。 B2 [ T ]表示;象征;代表 to be a sign or symbol of something To many people the White House represents the identity of the United States. 在许多人看来,白宫是美国的象征。
(BE) B2 [ L only + noun ]意味着;等于;相当于 to be the result of something, or to be something This book represents ten years of thought and research. 这本书是10年思考和研究的结晶。 The new offer represented an increase of 10 percent on the previous one. 新的报价比上一次报价高出10%。
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