represent
verb
ˌreprɪˈzent
verb
1
SPEAK FOR SB
代表某人说话
to
officially
speak
or
take
action
for
another
person
or
group
of
people
代表
T
Mr
Kobayashi
was
chosen
to
represent
the
company
at
the
conference.
小林先生被选中代表公司出席会议。
2
IN COURT
在法庭上
to
speak
officially
for
someone
in
a
court
of
law
为…代言 （辩护）
T
represent
yourself
She
decided
to
represent
herself
(=speak
for
herself
without
a
lawyer)
during
the
trial.
她决定在审判时进行自我辩护。
3
BE STH
等于
to
form
or
be
something
等于; 相当于; 意味着;
linking verb 连系动词
European
orders
represented
30
percent
of
our
sales
last
year.
欧洲订单占了去年我们销售额的 30%。
represent
a
change/an
advance/an
increase
etc
This
treatment
represents
a
significant
advance
in
the
field
of
cancer
research.
这种治疗方法是癌症研究领域的一个巨大进步。
4
GOVERNMENT
政府
to
have
been
elected
to
a
parliament,
council
etc
by
the
people
in
a
particular
area
〔通过选举〕当〔某地区〕的议员 （代表）
T
He
represents
the
Congressional
District
of
Illinois.
他是伊利诺伊州国会选区的议员。
5
SIGN
标志
to
be
a
sign
or
mark
that
means
something
代表，表示;
T
Brown
areas
represent
deserts
on
the
map.
地图上的褐色区域代表沙漠。
6
SYMBOL
象征
to
be
a
symbol
of
something
作为…的象征，象征;
T
He
hated
the
school
and
everything
it
represented.
他讨厌学校和学校象征的一切。
7
SPORTS
体育运动
if
you
represent
your
country,
school,
town
etc
in
a
sport,
you
take
part
in
a
sports
event
for
that
country
etc
代表〔国家、学校、城镇等参加比赛〕
T
Her
greatest
ambition
was
to
represent
her
country
at
the
Olympics.
她最大的夙愿就是代表国家参加奥运会。
8
be represented
if
a
group,
organization,
area
etc
is
represented
at
an
event,
people
from
it
are
at
the
event
由〔某人〕代表出席
All
the
local
clubs
were
represented
in
the
parade.
当地所有俱乐部都有代表参加游行。
9
DESCRIBE
描述
to
describe
someone
or
something
in
a
particular
way,
especially
in
a
way
that
is
not
true
〔尤指不真实地〕描绘，描述，描写; portray;
T
represent
sb/sth
as
sth
The
article
represents
the
millionaire
as
a
simple
family
man.
文章把这位百万富翁描述成一个简单的家庭男人。
He
had
represented
himself
as
an
employee
in
order
to
gain
access
to
the
files.
他为了接触到这些文件谎称自己是雇员。
10
ART
艺术
if
a
painting,
STATUE
,
piece
of
music
etc
represents
something
or
someone,
it
shows
them
表现，展示，描绘
T
Paintings
representing
religious
themes
were
common
in
medieval
times.
表现宗教主题的绘画作品在中世纪很常见。