單詞
represent
英 [repr?'zent]
美[,r?pr?'z?nt]
基本信息
- vt. 代表；表現(xiàn)；描繪；回憶；再贈送
- vi. 代表；提出異議
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英英釋意
- 1. take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to;
- "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin"
- 2. express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol;
- "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
- 3. be representative or typical for;
- "This period is represented by Beethoven"
- 4. be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute;
- "I represent the silent majority"
- "This actor is a spokesperson for the National Rifle Association"
- 5. serve as a means of expressing something;
- "The flower represents a young girl"
- 6. be characteristic of;
- "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue"
- 7. form or compose;
- "This money is my only income"
- "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"
- "These constitute my entire belonging"
- "The children made up the chorus"
- "This sum represents my entire income for a year"
- "These few men comprise his entire army"
- 8. be the defense counsel for someone in a trial;
- "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"
- 9. create an image or likeness of;
- "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"
- 10. play a role or part;
- "Gielgud played Hamlet"
- "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"
- "She played the servant to her husband's master"
- 11. perform (a play), especially on a stage;
- "we are going to stage `Othello'"
- 12. describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality;
- "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel"
- 13. point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance;
- "our parents represented to us the need for more caution"
- 14. bring forward and present to the mind;
- "We presented the arguments to him"
- "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
- 15. to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
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