represent

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• ① 1(尤指以绘画、雕刻等)表现,描绘,描写2表示;象征;意味<to>3相当于4当作(…的)代表[典型]展示(★通常用被动式)
  • This painting represents a storm.这幅画描绘暴风雨。
  • This picture represents a young girl playing the piano.这幅画描绘一位少女在弹钢琴。
  • The painting represents her as a girl of 16 years old.那幅画把她画成十六岁的女孩。
  • In mathematics, the sign ∞ represents infinity.在数学里,符号∞表无限。
  • The stars in the American flag represent the fifty States.美国国旗上的星星表示五十个州。
  • His words represented nothing to me.他那些话对我是毫无意义的。
  • The camel is represented in the New World by the llama.在新大陆相当于骆驼的是骆马。
  • Every major German writer is represented in the library.这所图画馆收有德国每一名主要作家的作品。

• ② 代表;当…的代表或议员
  • a union representing 900 workers一个代表九百名工人的工会
  • Each party is represented on that committee.在该委员会中各党皆有代表参加。
  • Our firm is represented in France by Mr. Brown.本公司在法国的代表是布朗先生。

• ③ 【文】演出(戏剧);扮演(角色)
  • The actor was somewhat old to represent Romeo.那名演员要饰演罗密欧,稍嫌老了一点。

• ④ 【文】表达;说明;陈述;描述;想像
  • represent ideas by words以文本表达观念
  • He represented the importance of the project to his audience.他向听众说明该计划的重要性。
  • I can't represent infinity to myself.我无法在脑子里想像无限。
  • I represented to him that the project was not feasible.我跟他说那项计划是行不通的。
  • He is represented as a hero in the play.他在剧中被描写成一名英雄。

• ⑤ 【文】声称,声明
  • He represented the device as safe, but it was not.他声称那项设备是安全的,其实不然。
  • He represented himself to be a doctor.他自称是医师。