1. | [oftpass] ~ sb/sth 代表to be a member of a group of people and act or speak on their behalf at an event, a meeting, etc. |
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。 |
2. | ~ sb/sth 作为…的代言人；维护…的利益to act or speak officially for sb and defend their interests |
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。 |
3. | [nopass] ~ sth 成为…实例；成为典型；体现to be an example or expression of sth |
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. 这些言论并不代表我们所有人的看法。 |
4. | ~ sth 作为…的象征；代表to be a symbol of sth |
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。 |
5. | ~ sb/sth (as sb/sth).~ sb/sth doing sth 展示；描绘to show sb/sth, especially in a picture |
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。 |
6. | ~ sb (as sth) （尤指不公平地）展现，描述，表现to present or describe sb/sth in a particular way, especially when this may not be fair |
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。 |
7. | ~ sth (to sb).~ that… 正式提出（意见、抗议等）to make a formal statement to sb in authority to make your opinions known or to protest |
They represented their concerns to the authorities. 他们向当局陈述了他们关心的问题。 |
