新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

representIELTS重点词汇

英 [ˌreprɪˈzent]

[VERB]

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VERB. 动词

represents , representing , represented
1. [T 及物动词] 代表 , 代理
If someone such as a lawyer or a politician represents a person, a group of people, or a place, they act on behalf of that person, group, or place.
双语例句
例：
the politicians we elect to represent us.
我们选出来代表我们的政治家。
例：
Richard Bolling, a Democrat who represented Missouri in Congress.
国会中代表密苏里州的民主党人理查德•博林。
例：
The offer was accepted by the lawyers representing the victims.
该提议已被受害人的代理律师所接受。
2. [T 及物动词] 代表（出席）
If you represent a person or group at an official event, you go there on their behalf.
双语例句
例：
The general secretary may represent the president at official ceremonies.
秘书长可以在官方仪式上代表主席。
3. [T 及物动词] 代表（参赛）
If you represent your country or city in a competition or sports event, you take part in it on behalf of the country or city where you live.
双语例句
例：
My only aim is to represent the United States at the Olympics.
我唯一的目标就是代表美国参加奥运会。
4. [PASSIVE 被动及物动词] 使有代表性
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.
双语例句
例：
Women are already well represented in the area of TV drama.
女性在电视剧领域已经占有很大比例。
5. [T 及物动词] 代表 , 表示 , 象征
If a sign or symbol represents something, it is accepted as meaning that thing.
近义词
symbolize , signify
双语例句
例：
A black dot in the middle of the circle is supposed to represent the source of the radiation.
圆圈中央的黑点应该表示射线的来源。
6. [T 及物动词] 代表 , 象征 , 反映
To represent an idea or quality means to be a symbol or an expression of that idea or quality.
近义词
embody
双语例句
例：
New York represents everything that's great about America.
纽约象征着美国伟大的一切。
7. [T 及物动词] 描写 , 描绘
If you represent a person or thing as a particular thing, you describe them as being that thing.
近义词
portray
双语例句
例：
The popular press tends to represent him as an environmental guru.
大众媒体倾向于把他描绘成环保领袖。
8. [T 及物动词] 相当于 , 代表着
If you say that something represents a change, achievement, or victory, you mean that it is a change, achievement, or victory.
双语例句
例：
These developments represented a major change in the established order.
这些发展代表了现有秩序里的一个重大改变。