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英 [ˌreprɪ'zent] 美 [ˌreprɪ'zent]

• vt. 表现；表示；描绘；代表；象征；说明；阐明
• vi. 提出异议

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. 代表

   act or speak officially for (another person or group of people); be present as an example of (that group)

2. vt. 表示,描绘

   be a picture or statue of; depict; be a sign of

3. vt. 声称

   describe or declare, perhaps falsely

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 表示；象征；表现
2. 扮演；上演；演出
3. 相当于，等于；意味着，意指
4. 声称，陈述
5. 提出异议；提出抗议
6. 有代表；有代表作
7. 想像，回想
8. 描写，描画，描述，描绘
9. 把...讲述为
10. 声称自己是，认为是
11. 比拟
12. 作为…的代表，代表，代理
13. 诉说，抗议说
14. 作为…的代言人
15. 维护…的利益

英英释义

Verb:

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"
   

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)

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. Monsters in dreams often represent fears.
   怪物在梦里经常表现为恐惧。
2. Both represent the triumph of passion over reason.
   两者都表现出理智之外的激情。
3. Dotted arrows represent flow of information.
   虚矢线表示信息流程。
4. You must represent your complaints to Head Office.
   你必须向总部表示出你的抱怨。
5. The carvings represent a hunting scene.
   这些雕刻作品描绘了一幅狩猎的场面。
6. These pictures represent Japanese landscapes at all seasons of the year.
   这些画描绘日本一年四季的风景。
7. The red lines on the map represent railways.
   这张地图上的红线代表铁路。
8. They represent each society stratum.
   他们代表各个社会阶层。
9. Noodles should be uncut, as they represent long life.
   面条必须是整条不切断的，象征长命百岁。
10. These beautiful green stones represent love and success.
    这些美丽的绿宝石象征爱和成功。
11. Let me represent my ideas to you in another way.
    让我用另一种方式向你说明我的想法。
12. I will represent to him the risks he is running.
    我将向他说明他所冒的危险。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. He will represent his school at the meeting.
   他将代表学校出席会议。
2. Let me try to represent my ideas to you in another way.
   让我用另一种方式来向你表述我的意见。
3. The painting represents the scene of a bumper harvest.
   这幅画描绘了丰收的景象。
4. He represented Napoleon in the school play.
   在学校的演出中他扮演了拿破仑。
5. Each child will represent an animal at the party.
   每个儿童在联欢会中扮演一个动物。
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6. All these artists are well represented at the exhibition.
   所有这些画家都有代表作参展。
7. How many countries are represented at the meeting?
   有多少国家的代表出席了那次会议?
8. Our firm is represented in India and Pakistan by Mr. Hall.
   本商号在印度和巴基斯坦的代表是霍尔先生。

S+～+that-clause

1. He represented that he had fought in the Huai Hai Campaign.
   他自称他参加过淮海战役。
2. The pilots respectfully represented that they were not at all tired.
   飞行员郑重表示他们一点也不累。

用作双宾动词

represent to sb sth

1. I'll represent to him the risk he is running.
   我要向他指出他所面临的险境。

represent sth to sb

1. I can only represent it to you by metaphors.
   我只能用隐喻来向你描述它。

用作宾补动词

S+～+ n./pron. +as/to be n.

1. He represented himself as an expert.
   他声称自己是一位专家。
2. He represented himself as a friend to the workers, but now we know the truth.
   他自称是工人们的朋友,但现在我们知道真相了。
3. He represented himself to be the Son of God.
   他自称是救世主。
4. I am not what they had represented me to be.
   我并不是像他们所说的那种人。
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5. They were represented as true patriots in the film.
   在影片中他们被描写成真正的爱国者。

经典引文

• I have..represented to my..brother the necessity of sending my sons to school.

  出自： Lytton

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• represent an animal 扮演一个动物
• represent one's ideas 表述意见
• represent many countries 代表许多国家
• represent Napoleon 扮演拿破仑
• represent the scene of a bumper harvest 描绘了丰收的景象
• represent one's school 代表学校
• represent the unknown 表示未知数

～+副词

• represent accurately 准确地表达
• represent aesthetically 审美地描绘
• represent appropriately 适当地描绘
• represent briefly 简短地描绘
• represent clearly 清楚地描绘
• represent conventionally 按常规代表
• represent deftly 熟练地描绘
• represent exactly〔precisely〕 确切地描绘
• represent faithfully 忠诚地代表
• represent graphically 形象地描绘
• represent inadequately 表达得不充分
• represent magnificently 壮丽地代表
• represent materially 实质代表
• represent minutely 仔细地描绘
• represent officially 正式代表
• represent orally 口头代表
• represent personally 亲自代表
• represent powerfully 有力地描绘
• represent realistically 用写实手法描绘
• represent roughly 粗略地描绘
• represent speciously 特别地描绘

～+介词

• represent sb as 把…说成…
• represent as a hero 说成是个英雄
• represent as true patriots 说成是真正的爱国者
• represent oneself as an expert 自称是专家
• represent at a meeting 出席会议
• represent by letters 用字母表示
• represent by signs 用记号表示
• represent sth to 对…来说等于
• represent sth to oneself 心中想象到某物

词语用法

1. 注意represent与delegate的意思区别：represent指“代表某人”。delegate指“委派某人”。

   He represented me at the meeting.
   他代表我在会议上。

   He delegated me to the meeting.
   他派我代表他去会议。

2. represent有做“说明，阐明”的意思。

   He represented her to be an actress.
   三句的意思相同，均表达“他说她是个女演员”的意思。

3. present sb with sth指“将某物赠送某人”。

v. (动词)

1. represent的基本意思是“代表”,多指受委托代表某人、组织、机构、国家等办理某事。引申可指“象征”“体现”“表示”“描绘”“声称”“扮演”等。
2. represent既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,可接名词、代词、that从句作宾语；也可接双宾语，其间接宾语须由介词to引出。represent还可接以as短语充当补足语的复合宾语。

词义辨析

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。

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的representer；最初源自拉丁语的reprsentare：re (强调） + prsentare (呈现，表达），意为表达，说明。

近反义词

【近义词】

• symbolize 象征
• characterize 表示 ... 的典型...
• signify 表示
• stand for 代表
• exemplify 例证
• act for 代理
• speak for 替 ... 讲话
• correspond to 相应于
• denote 表示
• embody 使具体化
• epitomize 摘要
• describe 描述
• display 显示
• present 礼物
• show 证明
• reveal 显示
• demonstrate 证明
• express 快车
• illustrate 说明
• portray 描写
• disclose 揭露
• depict 描述
• exhibit 展览
• manifest 显示
• picture 照片
• enact 制定法律
• paint 油漆
• specify 详细说明
• play 玩
• stand 站立
• for 为
• interpret 口译
• correspond 符合
• symbolise 象征
• map 地图
• constitute 构成
• be 有
• lay out 设计
• stage 舞台
• indicate 指示
• imply 暗示
• make up 弥补
• sketch 速写
• typify 作为某人或某物的典型...
• act 行为
• defend 防守
• suggest 建议
• comprise 构成
• mean 意思是