represent是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to speak, act, or be present officially for another person or people -- 作為…的代表（或代理人）；作為…的代言人

  • They chose a famous barrister to represent them in court. 他們選了一位著名律師為他們出庭辯護。

  • Union officials representing the teachers met the government today. 代表教師的工會幹事今天與政府官員會談。

  • I sent my husband to represent me at the funeral. 我請我丈夫代表我參加葬禮。

  • Women were well/poorly represented at the conference (= there were many/few present). 出席會議的女性很多／少。

  • Ed Smythe represents Barnet. 艾德·斯邁思是巴尼特的代表。

  • She was chosen to represent France at the Olympics. 她獲��代表法國參加奧運會。

  • We represented our grievances/demands to the boss. 我們向老闆表達了我們的不滿／要求。

• 1 to show or describe something or someone -- 表現；展現；描繪；描述

  • [ + -ing verb ] The statue represents St. George killing the dragon. 這座雕像展現的是聖喬治斬龍的故事。

  • This new report represents the current situation in our schools. 這份新的報告介紹了我們這裡的學校現狀。

  • He represents himself as an expert, but he knows nothing. 他自稱是個專家，可是他一竅不通。

  • To many people the White House represents the identity of the United States. 在許多人看來，白宮是美國的象徵。

• 2 to be the result of something, or to be something -- 意味著；等於；相當於

  • This book represents ten years of thought and research. 這本書是十年思考和研究的結晶。

  • The new offer represented an increase of 10 percent on the previous one. 新的報價比上一次報價高出10%。