represent是什么意思

详细释义

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

  • They chose a famous barrister to represent them in court. 他们选了一位著名律师为他们出庭辩护。

  • Union officials representing the teachers met the government today. 代表教师的工会干事今天与政府官员会谈。

  • I sent my husband to represent me at the funeral. 我让我丈夫代表我参加葬礼。

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

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

  • She was chosen to represent France at the Olympics. 她获选代表法国参加奥运会。

  • We represented our grievances/demands to the boss. 我们向老板表达了我们的不满／要求。

• 1 to show or describe something or someone -- 表现；展现；描绘；描述

  • [ + -ing verb ] The statue represents St. George killing the dragon. 这座雕像展现的是圣乔治斩龙的故事。

  • This new report represents the current situation in our schools. 这份新的报告介绍了我们这儿的学校现状。

  • He represents himself as an expert, but he knows nothing. 他自称是个专家，可是他一窍不通。

  • To many people the White House represents the identity of the United States. 在许多人看来，白宫是美国的象征。

• 2 to be the result of something, or to be something -- 意味着；等于；相当于

  • This book represents ten years of thought and research. 这本书是10年思考和研究的结晶。

  • The new offer represented an increase of 10 percent on the previous one. 新的报价比上一次报价高出10%。