represent

美 [.reprɪ'zent]

英 [.reprɪ'zent]

第三人称单数：represents 现在分词：representing 过去分词：represented

搭配

v.+n.

represent type,party represent,represent threat,represent risk,represent percentage

represent

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为某人做╱说act/speak for sb

1.	[oftpass] ~ sb/sth 代表to be a member of a group of people and act or speak on their behalf at an event, a meeting, etc.

	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。
	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。
	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。

2.	~ sb/sth 作为…的代言人；维护…的利益to act or speak officially for sb and defend their interests

	The union represents over 200 000 teachers. 工会代表着 20 余万名教师的利益。
	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。
	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。

成为例证be example of

3.	[nopass] ~ sth 成为…实例；成为典型；体现to be an example or expression of sth

	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
	Those comments do not represent the views of us all. 这些言论并不代表我们所有人的看法。

成为象征be symbol

4.	~ sth 作为…的象征；代表to be a symbol of sth

	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。
	Wind direction is represented by arrows. 风向是用箭头表示的。

图画in picture

5.	~ sb/sth (as sb/sth).~ sb/sth doing sth 展示；描绘to show sb/sth, especially in a picture

	The carvings represent a hunting scene. 这些雕刻作品描绘了一幅狩猎的场面。
	The results are represented in fig.3 below. 结果如下面的图 3 所示。

描述describe

6.	~ sb (as sth) （尤指不公平地）展现，描述，表现to present or describe sb/sth in a particular way, especially when this may not be fair

	The king is represented as a villain in the play. 剧中国王的形象是一个恶棍。
	The risks were represented as negligible. 他们把风险说得微不足道。

正式声明make formal statement

7.	~ sth (to sb).~ that… 正式提出（意见、抗议等）to make a formal statement to sb in authority to make your opinions known or to protest

They represented their concerns to the authorities.

他们向当局陈述了他们关心的问题。

linkv.

等于be equal to

1.	+ noun 等于；相当于；意味着to be sth

	This contract represents 20% of the company's annual revenue. 这份合约相当于公司 20% 的年收入。
	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。