represents

英 [ˌreprɪˈzents]

美 [ˌreprɪˈzents]

v.  代表; 作为…的代言人; 维护…的利益; 等于; 相当于; 意味着
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柯林斯词典

• VERB 代理，代表（个人或团体）
  If someone such as a lawyer or a politicianrepresentsa person or group of people, they act on behalf of that person or group.
  1. ...the politicians we elect to represent us...
     我们选举出来代表我们的政界人士
  2. The offer has yet to be accepted by the lawyers representing the victims.
     受害者的代理律师还没有接受这个提议。
• VERB 代表（个人或团体）出席
  If yourepresenta person or group at an official event, you go there on their behalf.
  1. The general secretary may represent the president at official ceremonies.
     总书记可以在一些官方仪式上代表主席。
• VERB (在竞赛或体育赛事中)代表（国家或地区）
  If yourepresentyour country or town in a competition or sports event, you take part in it on behalf of the country or town where you live.
  1. My only aim is to represent Britain at the Olympics.
     我唯一的目标是代表英国参加奥运会。
• V-PASSIVE 使有代表性
  If a group of people or thingsiswellrepresentedin a particular activity or in a particular place, a lot of them can be found there.
  1. Women are already well represented in the area of TV drama...
     女性在电视剧领域占据了一席之地。
  2. In New Mexico all kinds of cuisines are represented.
     在新墨西哥州， 有各种各样的烹饪方法。
• V-LINK 相当于，代表着（变化、成就、胜利等）
  If you say that somethingrepresentsa change, achievement, or victory, you mean that it is a change, achievement, or victory.
  1. The pieces on view are not grouped around any one theme, but rather represent superb examples from various periods...
     展出的作品并非围绕着一个主题，而是不同时期的经典之作。
  2. These developments represented a major change in the established order.
     这些发展代表了现有秩序的重大转变。
• VERB (标志或符号)意味着，代表着，标志着
  If a sign or symbolrepresentssomething, it is accepted as meaning that thing.
  1. ...a black dot in the middle of the circle is supposed to represent the source of the radiation.
     圆圈中心的黑点应该是表示放射源。
• VERB 象征;体现;反映
  Torepresentan idea or quality means to be a symbol or an expression of that idea or quality.
  1. We believe you represent everything British racing needs.
     我们相信你代表了英国赛马所需要的一切。
• VERB 描绘;描写
  If yourepresenta person or thingasa particular thing, you describe them as being that thing.
  1. The popular press tends to represent him as an environmental guru.
     大众媒体往往把他描绘成环保领袖。

双语例句

• This represents the highest achievement of Chinese ceramics.
  这代表了中国陶瓷的最高成就。
• The move represents a setback for the Middle East peace process
  这个行动意味着中东和平进程受挫。
• This represents a major advance in software engineering.
  这代表了软件工程中的一个主要的进步。
• Although the plan received unanimous approval, this does not mean that it represents the lowest common denominator.
  虽然计划获得一致通过，但这并不意味着它为回避矛盾而刻意简单化了。
• Next year's crop of undergraduates opting to take physics represents just 2 per cent of all undergraduates.
  明年选修物理的大学生仅占大学生总数的2%。
• The vaccine represents a quantum leap in healthcare
  这种疫苗的问世是医疗保健领域的重大突破。
• A software architecture represents the structural and behavioral aspects of a system.
  软件架构表示系统的结构和行为方面。
• He represents the opinions of the youth of today
  他代表着当今年轻人的看法。
• This represents successive stages of transfer of amplitude to later lobes.
  代表振幅向后面波瓣传递的相继的几个阶段是有意义的。
• The planned general strike represents an important economic challenge to the government
  这场有计划的总罢工是政府面临的一个重大经济挑战。