v.(动词)

1. 表示；象征；表现
2. 扮演；上演；演出
3. 相当于，等于；意味着，意指
4. 声称，陈述
5. 提出异议；提出抗议
6. 有代表；有代表作
7. 想像，回想
8. 描写，描画，描述，描绘
9. 把...讲述为
10. 声称自己是，认为是
11. 比拟
12. 作为…的代表，代表，代理
13. 诉说，抗议说
14. 作为…的代言人
15. 维护…的利益

v.(动词)

1. vt. 代表 act or speak officially for (another person or group of people); be present as an example of (that group)
2. vt. 表示,描绘 be a picture or statue of; depict; be a sign of
3. vt. 声称 describe or declare, perhaps falsely

Verb:

1. take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to;

   "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin"
   

2. express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol;

   "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
   

3. be representative or typical for;

   "This period is represented by Beethoven"
   

4. be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute;

   "I represent the silent majority"
   

5. serve as a means of expressing something;

   "The flower represents a young girl"
   

6. be characteristic of;

   "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue"
   

7. form or compose;

   "This money is my only income"
   "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"
   "These constitute my entire belonging"
   "The children made up the chorus"
   "This sum represents my entire income for a year"
   "These few men comprise his entire army"
   

8. be the defense counsel for someone in a trial;

   "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"
   

9. create an image or likeness of;

   "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"
   

10. play a role or part;

    "Gielgud played Hamlet"
    "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"
    "She played the servant to her husband's master"
    

11. perform (a play), especially on a stage;

    "we are going to stage `Othello'"
    

12. describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality;

    "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel"
    

13. point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance;

    "our parents represented to us the need for more caution"
    

14. bring forward and present to the mind;

    "We presented the arguments to him"
    "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
    

15. to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)

1.代理，代表（个人或团体）
If someone such as a lawyer or a politicianrepresents a person or group of people, they act on behalf of that person or group.

e.g. ...the politicians we elect torepresent us...
我们选举出来代表我们的政界人士
e.g. 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。

2.代表（个人或团体）出席
If yourepresent a person or group at an official event, you go there on their behalf.

represent的近义词

e.g. The general secretary mayrepresent the president at official ceremonies.
总书记可以在一些官方仪式上代表主席。

3.(在竞赛或体育赛事中)代表（国家或地区）
If yourepresent your country or town in a competition or sports event, you take part in it on behalf of the country or town where you live.

e.g. My only aim is torepresent Britain at the Olympics.
我唯一的目标是代表英国参加奥运会。

4.使有代表性
If a group of people or thingsis wellrepresented in a particular activity or in a particular place, a lot of them can be found there.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

5.相当于，代表着（变化、成就、胜利等）
If you say that somethingrepresents a change, achievement, or victory, you mean that it is a change, achievement, or victory.

e.g. The pieces on view are not grouped around any one theme, but ratherrepresent 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。
e.g. 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。

6.(标志或符号)意味着，代表着，标志着
If a sign or symbolrepresents something, it is accepted as meaning that thing.

e.g. ...a black dot in the middle of the circle is supposed torepresent the source of the radiation.
圆圈中心的黑点应该是表示放射源。

7.象征;体现;反映
Torepresent an idea or quality means to be a symbol or an expression of that idea or quality.

e.g. We believe yourepresent everything British racing needs.
我们相信你代表了英国赛马所需要的一切。

8.描绘;描写
If yourepresent a person or thingas a particular thing, you describe them as being that thing.

e.g. The popular press tends torepresent him as an environmental guru.
大众媒体往往把他描绘成环保领袖。

1. 表示：某些单位(unit)只能用这种方式表示(represent). 例如,用m ft表示面积(area)就是异构的,因为某些单位(unit)只能用这种方式表示(represent). 例如,用m ft表示面积(area)就是异构的,因为米(meter)和英尺(foot)这两个基础单位(base unit)都对应同一个量纲(dimension).

Monsters in dreams often represent fears.

怪物在梦里经常表现为恐惧。

Both represent the triumph of passion over reason.

两者都表现出理智之外的激情。

Dotted arrows represent flow of information.

虚矢线表示信息流程。

You must represent your complaints to Head Office.

你必须向总部表示出你的抱怨。

The carvings represent a hunting scene.

这些雕刻作品描绘了一幅狩猎的场面。

These pictures represent Japanese landscapes at all seasons of the year.

这些画描绘日本一年四季的风景。

The red lines on the map represent railways.

这张地图上的红线代表铁路。

They represent each society stratum.

他们代表各个社会阶层。

Noodles should be uncut, as they represent long life.

面条必须是整条不切断的，象征长命百岁。

These beautiful green stones represent love and success.

这些美丽的绿宝石象征爱和成功。

Let me represent my ideas to you in another way.

让我用另一种方式向你说明我的想法。

I will represent to him the risks he is running.

我将向他说明他所冒的危险。

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。

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。

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。

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.

这些言论并不是我们所有人的看法。

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。

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。

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。

They represented their concerns to the authorities.

他们向当局陈述了他们关心的问题。

...the politicians we elect to represent us...

我们选举出来代表我们的政界人士

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

...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。

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。

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。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. He will represent his school at the meeting.
   他将代表学校出席会议。
2. Let me try to represent my ideas to you in another way.
   让我用另一种方式来向你表述我的意见。
3. The painting represents the scene of a bumper harvest.
   这幅画描绘了丰收的景象。
4. He represented Napoleon in the school play.
   在学校的演出中他扮演了拿破仑。
5. Each child will represent an animal at the party.
   每个儿童在联欢会中扮演一个动物。
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6. All these artists are well represented at the exhibition.
   所有这些画家都有代表作参展。
7. How many countries are represented at the meeting?
   有多少国家的代表出席了那次会议?
8. Our firm is represented in India and Pakistan by Mr. Hall.
   本商号在印度和巴基斯坦的代表是霍尔先生。

S+～+that-clause

1. He represented that he had fought in the Huai Hai Campaign.
   他自称他参加过淮海战役。
2. The pilots respectfully represented that they were not at all tired.
   飞行员郑重表示他们一点也不累。

用作双宾动词represent to sb sth

1. I'll represent to him the risk he is running.
   我要向他指出他所面临的险境。

represent sth to sb

1. I can only represent it to you by metaphors.
   我只能用隐喻来向你描述它。

用作宾补动词S+～+ n./pron. +as/to be n.

1. He represented himself as an expert.
   他声称自己是一位专家。
2. He represented himself as a friend to the workers, but now we know the truth.
   他自称是工人们的朋友,但现在我们知道真相了。
3. He represented himself to be the Son of God.
   他自称是救世主。
4. I am not what they had represented me to be.
   我并不是像他们所说的那种人。
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5. They were represented as true patriots in the film.
   在影片中他们被描写成真正的爱国者。

～+名词

• represent%20an%20animal">represent an animal扮演一个动物
• represent%20one%27s%20ideas">represent one's ideas表述意见
• represent%20many%20countries">represent many countries代表许多国家
• represent%20Napoleon">represent Napoleon扮演拿破仑
• represent%20the%20scene%20of%20a%20bumper%20harvest">represent the scene of a bumper harvest描绘了丰收的景象
• represent%20one%27s%20school">represent one's school代表学校
• represent%20the%20unknown">represent the unknown表示未知数

～+副词

• represent%20accurately">represent accurately准确地表达
• represent%20aesthetically">represent aesthetically审美地描绘
• represent%20appropriately">represent appropriately适当地描绘
• represent%20briefly">represent briefly简短地描绘
• represent%20clearly">represent clearly清楚地描绘
• represent%20conventionally">represent conventionally按常规代表
• represent%20deftly">represent deftly熟练地描绘
• represent%20exactly%E3%80%94precisely%E3%80%95">represent exactly〔precisely〕确切地描绘
• represent%20faithfully">represent faithfully忠诚地代表
• represent%20graphically">represent graphically形象地描绘
• represent%20inadequately">represent inadequately表达得不充分
• represent%20magnificently">represent magnificently壮丽地代表
• represent%20materially">represent materially实质代表
• represent%20minutely">represent minutely仔细地描绘
• represent%20officially">represent officially正式代表
• represent%20orally">represent orally口头代表
• represent%20personally">represent personally亲自代表
• represent%20powerfully">represent powerfully有力地描绘
• represent%20realistically">represent realistically用写实手法描绘
• represent%20roughly">represent roughly粗略地描绘
• represent%20speciously">represent speciously特别地描绘

～+介词

• represent%20sb%20as">represent sb as把…说成…
• represent%20as%20a%20hero">represent as a hero说成是个英雄
• represent%20as%20true%20patriots">represent as true patriots说成是真正的爱国者
• represent%20oneself%20as%20an%20expert">represent oneself as an expert自称是专家
• represent%20at%20a%20meeting">represent at a meeting出席会议
• represent%20by%20letters">represent by letters用字母表示
• represent%20by%20signs">represent by signs用记号表示
• represent%20sth%20to">represent sth to对…来说等于
• represent%20sth%20to%20oneself">represent sth to oneself心中想象到某物

• I have..represented to my..brother the necessity of sending my sons to school.

  出自：Lytton

订货

A：Why are there three prices quoted for this part ?
这种零件为什么有三种不同的报价？

B：Theyrepresent the prices for different quantities.
那表示不同的量有不同的价钱。

A：I see .
原来如此。

B：The more you order , the more you will save .
订购愈多，省的钱愈多

订货

A：We can offer a 10% discount for orders over 10000 pieces.
订购一万个以上，我们可以打九折。

represent的意思

B：I‘m not sure we can use that many .
我怕我们用不了那么多。

A：It wouldrepresent quite a savings .
这省下的可是一笔不少的钱哩。

B：Ok, I‘ll see what I can do .
好吧，我考虑考虑吧

v.(动词)

1. represent的基本意思是“代表”,多指受委托代表某人、组织、机构、国家等办理某事。引申可指“象征”“体现”“表示”“描绘”“声称”“扮演”等。
2. represent既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,可接名词、代词、that从句作宾语；也可接双宾语，其间接宾语须由介词to引出。represent还可接以as短语充当补足语的复合宾语。

1. 注意represent与delegate的意思区别：represent指“代表某人”。delegate指“委派某人”。

   He represented me at the meeting.
   他代表我在会议上。

   He delegated me to the meeting.
   他派我代表他去会议。

2. represent有做“说明，阐明”的意思。

   He represented her to be an actress.
   三句的意思相同，均表达“他说她是个女演员”的意思。

3. present sb with sth指“将某物赠送某人”。

describe，represent，sketch，picture

这些动词均有“描写、描述”之意。

describe侧重指描述细节，给读者或听众提供清晰的视觉图像。

represent指有代表性或象征性地描述或讲述。

sketch指快速地勾勒或概略地叙述。

picture着重能够栩栩如生地把事物或场景等描绘出来。

mean，imply，indicate，represent，denote，signify，suggest

这些动词均含有“表示……的意思”之意。

mean最普通用词，指文字或符号等所表示的各种明确的或含蓄的意义。

imply侧重用文字或符号表示的联想，暗示。

indicate指明显的表示。

represent指体现或代表。

denote指某一词字面或狭义的意思，或指某些符号或迹象的特指含义。

signify指用文字、说话或表情等表示单纯的意思。

suggest通常指暗含地、隐晦地表达意思。

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的representer；最初源自拉丁语的reprsentare：re (强调） + prsentare (呈现，表达），意为表达，说明。