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representing

/rep-ri-zent/US // ˌrɛp rɪˈzɛnt //UK // (ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt) //

代表,代表着,代表了,代表的是

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to serve to express, designate, stand for, or denote, as a word, symbol, or the like does; symbolize: In this painting the cat represents evil and the bird, good.
    • : to express or designate by some term, character, symbol, or the like: to represent musical sounds by notes.
    • : to stand or act in the place of, as a substitute, proxy, or agent does: He represents the company in Boston.
    • : to speak and act for by delegated authority: to represent one's government in a foreign country.
    • : to act for or in behalf of by deputed right in exercising a voice in legislation or government: He represents Chicago's third Congressional district.
    • : to portray or depict; present the likeness of, as a picture does: The painting represents him as a man 22 years old.
    • : to present or picture to the mind.
    • : to present in words; set forth; describe; state.
    • : to set forth or describe as having a particular character: The article represented the dictator as a benevolent despot.
    • : to set forth clearly or earnestly with a view to influencing opinion or action or making protest.
    • : to present, produce, or perform, as on a stage.
    • : to impersonate, as in acting.
    • : to serve as an example or specimen of; exemplify: a genus represented by two species.
    • : to be the equivalent of; correspond to: The llama of the New World represents the camel of the Old World.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to protest; make representations against.
    • : Slang. to use or display a secret handshake, sign, gesture, etc., for purposes of identification: The gang members always represent when they see one another.

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Examples

  • “Invent and Wander” represents a partial attempt to fill that publishing vacuum by offering Bezos’s “collected writings.”

  • On the same day Perdue sent Mnuchin the letter, he received $3,000 in donations from three lobbyists at GeorgiaLink Public Affairs Group, a lobbying firm that was representing the Atlanta Braves.

  • So it’s unclear whether the 180 million posts represented the majority or just a sliver of misinformation that flooded the service.

  • Yet, as the country confronts this horrifying death toll, there is little understanding of what a loss of this size represents.

  • A spokesman for Dunleavy, a Republican, noted that one of the attorneys who worked on the recall now represents the junior state employee in settlement negotiations with the state.

  • Andrew still plans to fly to Davos in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum on January 21, representing the British government.

  • In being himself, he was also representing a community of people that talked how he talked and saw what he saw.

  • Jonathan Moore, who secured the $1.7 million settlement in the Stewart case, is representing them.

  • He will then be questioned by dozens of lawyers representing passengers and crewmembers.

  • As luck would have it, right in front of me were lawyers from the same firm representing the plaintiffs.

  • Fourteen genera, representing about 19 species, of Mallophaga are reported for 20 different species of bird hosts.

  • These have canted bay windows below them, and their pediments are surmounted by figures representing Mercury and Athæne.

  • Over the archway are two sculptured figures in red terra-cotta, representing "Flora" and "Pomona."

  • It opens with a single door, the outside of which is a fine picture by some old master, representing the judgment of Solomon.

  • In the nine differently colored circular tracks, rolled little globes representing the planets.