represent
動詞
定義 represent 動詞
act(代表)
- C2Transitive(及物動詞)
To officially speak, act, or be present on behalf of another person or group of people.
作爲…的代表（或代理人）；作爲…的代言人
They hired a prominent lawyer to represent them in court.
他們聘請了一位知名律師代表他們出庭。
The union officials, acting as representatives for the teachers, met with government officials today.
工會官員作為教師的代表，今天與政府官員會面。
I asked my husband to attend the funeral to represent me.
我請我丈夫參加葬禮來代表我。
- Transitive(及物動詞)
To be the elected member of a parliament or congress for a specific region.
（在議會或國會中等）代表某一地區
Ed Smythe is the parliamentary representative for Barnet.
艾德·史密斯是巴尼特地區的議會代表。
The member of parliament represents the interests of that region in parliament.
這位國會議員在議會中代表該地區的利益。
She represents her home town in Congress.
她在國會中代表她的家鄉。
- C2Transitive(及物動詞)
To participate in a competition as the designated person from a country, school, or other group.
代表（國家、學校等參加比賽）
She was selected to represent France in the Olympics.
她被選中代表法國參加奧運會。
He will represent the university at the international debate competition.
他將代表大學參加國際辯論比賽。
This team will represent our school in the regional competition.
這支隊伍將代表我們學校參加地區比賽。
express(表達)
- formal(正式)
To formally express or complain about something to a person in authority.
表達；申訴
We formally represented our dissatisfaction/demands to the manager.
我們正式向經理表達了我們的不滿/要求。
The employees represented their concerns about the working conditions to the management.
員工向管理層表達了他們對工作條件的擔憂。
They represented their objections to the new policy to the committee.
他們向委員會表達了他們對新政策的反對意見。
describe(描述)
- C2Transitive(及物動詞)
To depict, describe, or present something or someone in a particular way.
表現；展現；描繪；描述
The statue depicts the tale of Saint George slaying the dragon.
這座雕像描繪了聖喬治屠龍的故事。
The new report portrays the current situation in our schools.
新報告描述了我們學校的現狀。
He presents himself as an expert, yet he knows nothing.
他把自己表現成專家，但他什麼都不懂。
symbolize(象徵)
- B2Transitive(及物動詞)
To be a sign or symbol of something.
表示；象徵；代表
For many, the White House represents the symbol of the United States.
對許多人來說，白宮代表著美國的象徵。
A dove is often viewed as representing peace.
鴿子通常被視為和平的象徵。
The color red typically represents danger or warning.
紅色通常代表危險或警告。
be(是)
- B2Noun(名詞)
To be the result or equivalent of something.
意味著；等於；相當於
This book represents ten years of thought and research.
這本書代表了十年的思考和研究。
The new offer represents a 10 percent increase compared to the previous one.
新的報價比之前的增加了10%。
This decision represents a significant change in the company's strategy.
這個決定代表了公司策略的重大改變。