英汉词典

represent 基本解释

• vt. 代表；表现；描绘；回忆；再赠送
• vi. 代表；提出异议

represent 词态变化

represent 中文词源

re-,表强调，present,出具，呈现，给予。

represent 英文词源

represent

represent: [14] English borrowed represent from Latin repraesentāre, which meant ‘present again, bring back’, hence ‘show’. It was a compound verb formed from the prefix re- ‘back, again’ and praesentāre, source of English present. The notion of ‘standing in the place of another’ is a post-classical development.
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represent (v.)

late 14c., "to bring to mind by description," also "to symbolize, serve as a sign or symbol of; serve as the type or embodiment of;" from Old French representer "present, show, portray" (12c.), from Latin repraesentare "make present, set in view, show, exhibit, display," from re-, intensive prefix (see re-), + praesentare "to present," literally "to place before" (see present (v.)). Legislative sense is attested from 1650s. Related: Represented; representing.

represent 英文释义

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)

represent 同义词解析

describe, represent, sketch, picture

这些动词均有"描写，描述"之意。

describe： 侧重指描述细节，给读者或听众提供清晰的视觉图像。

represent： 指有代表性或象征性地描述或讲述。

sketch： 指快速地勾勒或概略地叙述。

picture： 着重能够栩栩如生地把事物或场景等描绘出来。

mean, imply, indicate, represent, denote, signify, suggest

这些动词均含有"表示……的意思"之意。

mean： 最普通用词。指文字或符号等所表示的各种明确的或含蓄的意义。

imply： 侧重用文字或符号表示的联想，暗示。

indicate： 指明显的表示。

represent： 指体现或代表。

denote： 指某一词字面或狭义的意思，或指某些符号或迹象的特指含义。

signify： 指用文字、说话或表情等表示单纯的意思。

suggest： 通常指暗含地、隐晦地表达意思。

represent 双语例句

1. The two politicians represent opposite poles of the political spectrum.

这两位从政者代表了政界的两个极端。

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2. These proposals represent a realistic starting point for negotiation.

这些建议是谈判的现实出发点。

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3. These 50,000 arrears cases represent a tiny fraction of all home owners.

这5万个欠款案例只代表所有业主中的一小部分人。

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4. The general secretary may represent the president at official ceremonies.

总书记可以在一些官方仪式上代表主席。

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5. For many they clearly represent an alternative to run-of-the-mill estate cars.

对于很多人来说，他们显然可以作为一般旅行车的替代品。

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represent 实用场景例句

The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries.

这次比赛吸引了代表8个不同国家的500多名参赛者。

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Local businesses are well represented on the committee (= there are a lot of people from them on the committee) .

委员会中有许多地方企业的代表。

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The President was represented at the ceremony by the Vice-President.

副总统代表总统出席了这次庆典。

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The union represents over 200 000 teachers.

工会代表着20余万名教师的利益。

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The association was formed to represent the interests of women artists.

成立这个协会是为了维护女性艺术家的利益。

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Ms Dale is representing the defendant (= is his/her lawyer) in the case.

在这个案件当中，戴尔女士为被告作辩护。

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This contract represents 20% of the company's annual revenue.

这份合约相当于公司20%的年收入。

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This decision represents a significant departure from previous policy.

这个决定意味着在很大程度上脱离了原先的政策。

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a project representing all that is good in the community

体现着社区中一切美好形象的工程

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Those comments do not represent the views of us all.

这些言论并不是我们所有人的看法。

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Each colour on the chart represents a different department.

图表中的每一种颜色都代表一个不同的部门。

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Wind direction is represented by arrows.

风向是用箭头表示的。

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The carvings represent a hunting scene.

这些雕刻作品描绘了一幅狩猎的场面。

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The results are represented in fig.3 below.

结果如下面的图3所示。

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The king is represented as a villain in the play.

剧中国王的形象是一个恶棍。

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The risks were represented as negligible.

他们把风险说得微不足道。

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They represented their concerns to the authorities.

他们向当局陈述了他们关心的问题。

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...the politicians we elect to represent us...

我们选举出来代表我们的政界人士

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The offer has yet to be accepted by the lawyers representing the victims.

受害者的代理律师还没有接受这个提议。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The general secretary may represent the president at official ceremonies.

总书记可以在一些官方仪式上代表主席。

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My only aim is to represent Britain at the Olympics.

我唯一的目标是代表英国参加奥运会。

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Women are already well represented in the area of TV drama...

女性在电视剧领域占据了一席之地。

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In New Mexico all kinds of cuisines are represented.

在新墨西哥州， 有各种各样的烹饪方法。

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The pieces on view are not grouped around any one theme, but rather represent superb examples from various periods...

展出的作品并非围绕着一个主题，而是不同时期的经典之作。

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These developments represented a major change in the established order.

这些发展代表了现有秩序的重大转变。

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...a black dot in the middle of the circle is supposed to represent the source of the radiation.

圆圈中心的黑点应该是表示放射源。

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We believe you represent everything British racing needs.

我们相信你代表了英国赛马所需要的一切。

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The popular press tends to represent him as an environmental guru.

大众媒体往往把他描绘成环保领袖。

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