represent 音标拼音: [r
, ɛprəz'ɛnt] [r
, ɛprɪz'ɛnt]
vt .
表现,表示,描绘,讲述,声称,代表,象征,扮演,回忆,再赠送
表现,表示,描绘,讲述,声称,代表,象徵,扮演,回忆,再赠送
represent v 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 " [
synonym : {
represent }, {
stand for }, {
correspond }]
2 :
express indirectly by an image ,
form ,
or model ;
be a symbol ;
"
What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize ?" [
synonym : {
typify },
{
symbolize }, {
symbolise }, {
stand for }, {
represent }]
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 " [
synonym : {
exemplify }, {
represent }]
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 " [
synonym : {
constitute },
{
represent }, {
make up }, {
comprise }, {
be }]
8 :
be the defense counsel for someone in a trial ; "
Ms .
Smith will represent the defendant " [
synonym : {
defend }, {
represent }]
[
ant : {
prosecute }]
9 :
create an image or likeness of ; "
The painter represented his wife as a young girl " [
synonym : {
represent }, {
interpret }]
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 " [
synonym : {
act },
{
play }, {
represent }]
11 :
perform (
a play ),
especially on a stage ; "
we are going to stage `
Othello '" [
synonym : {
stage }, {
present }, {
represent }]
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 " [
synonym : {
present }, {
represent }, {
lay out }]
15 :
to establish a mapping (
of mathematical elements or sets )
[
synonym : {
map }, {
represent }]
Re -
present \
Re `-
pre *
sent "\ (
r ?`
pr ?-
z ?
nt "),
v .
t .
To present again ;
as ,
to re -
present the points of an argument .
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1913 Webster ]
Represent \
Rep `
re *
sent "\ (
r ?
p `
r ?-
z ?
nt "),
v .
t . [
F .
repr ['
e ]
senter ,
L .
repraesentare ,
repraesentatum ;
pref .
re -
re -
preesentare to place before ,
present .
See {
Present },
v .
t .]
1 .
To present again or anew ;
to present by means of something standing in the place of ;
to exhibit the counterpart or image of ;
to typify .
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Before him burn Seven lamps ,
as in a zodiac representing The heavenly fires . --
Milton .
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2 .
To portray by pictoral or plastic art ;
to delineate ;
as ,
to represent a landscape in a picture ,
a horse in bronze ,
and the like .
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3 .
To portray by mimicry or action of any kind ;
to act the part or character of ;
to personate ;
as ,
to represent Hamlet .
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4 .
To stand in the place of ;
to supply the place ,
perform the duties ,
exercise the rights ,
or receive the share ,
of ;
to speak and act with authority in behalf of ;
to act the part of (
another );
as ,
an heir represents his ancestor ;
an attorney represents his client in court ;
a member of Congress represents his district in Congress .
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1913 Webster ]
5 .
To exhibit to another mind in language ;
to show ;
to give one '
s own impressions and judgement of ;
to bring before the mind ;
to set forth ;
sometimes ,
to give an account of ;
to describe .
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1913 Webster ]
He represented Rizzio '
s credit with the queen to be the chief and only obstacle to his success in that demand . --
Robertson .
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This bank is thought the greatest load on the Genoese ,
and the managers of it have been represented as a second kind of senate . --
Addison .
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6 .
To serve as a sign or symbol of ;
as ,
mathematical symbols represent quantities or relations ;
words represent ideas or things .
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7 .
To bring a sensation of into the mind or sensorium ;
to cause to be known ,
felt ,
or apprehended ;
to present .
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Among these .
Fancy next Her office holds ;
of all external things Which he five watchful senses represent ,
She forms imaginations ,
aery shapes . --
Milton .
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8 . (
Metaph .)
To form or image again in consciousness ,
as an object of cognition or apprehension (
something which was originally apprehended by direct presentation ).
See {
Presentative },
3 .
[
1913 Webster ]
The general capability of knowledge necessarily requires that ,
besides the power of evoking out of unconsciousness one portion of our retained knowledge in preference to another ,
we posses the faculty of representing in consciousness what is thus evoked . . .
This representative Faculty is Imagination or Phantasy . --
Sir .
W .
Hamilton .
[
1913 Webster ]
190 Moby Thesaurus words for "
represent ":
act a part ,
act between ,
act for ,
act out ,
affect ,
answer for ,
appear for ,
arbitrate ,
assert ,
back up ,
bargain ,
betoken ,
body forth ,
brandish ,
breathe ,
bring forth ,
bring forward ,
bring into view ,
bring out ,
bring to life ,
bring to notice ,
call to mind ,
call up ,
catch a likeness ,
change places with ,
character ,
characterize ,
chart ,
commission ,
conjure up ,
copy ,
create a role ,
crowd out ,
cut out ,
dangle ,
define ,
delineate ,
demonstrate ,
denote ,
depict ,
deputize ,
describe ,
develop ,
diagram ,
disclose ,
displace ,
display ,
divulge ,
double for ,
draft ,
dramatize ,
draw ,
emblematize ,
embody ,
enact ,
envisage ,
envision ,
epitomize ,
evidence ,
evince ,
evoke ,
exemplify ,
exhibit ,
expose to view ,
express ,
fill in for ,
flaunt ,
flourish ,
front for ,
ghost ,
ghostwrite ,
give sign ,
give token ,
give words to ,
go between ,
highlight ,
hint ,
hit off ,
illuminate ,
illustrate ,
image ,
imitate ,
impersonate ,
incarnate ,
indicate ,
intercede ,
intermediate ,
interpose ,
interpret ,
intervene ,
judge ,
just see ,
limn ,
make clear ,
make plain ,
make terms ,
manifest ,
map ,
masquerade as ,
materialize ,
mean ,
mediate ,
meet halfway ,
mimic ,
mirror ,
moderate ,
narrate ,
negotiate ,
notate ,
note ,
objectify ,
outline ,
paint ,
parade ,
perform ,
personalize ,
personate ,
personify ,
picture ,
picturize ,
pinch -
hit ,
pinch -
hit for ,
play a part ,
play a role ,
play opposite ,
portray ,
pose as ,
present ,
pretend ,
pretend to be ,
print ,
produce ,
put forth ,
realize ,
referee ,
reflect ,
register ,
relate ,
relieve ,
render ,
replace ,
report ,
reproduce ,
reveal ,
roll out ,
rub ,
schematize ,
see ,
set forth ,
show ,
show forth ,
signify ,
sketch ,
speak for ,
spell ,
spell off ,
spotlight ,
stand for ,
stand in for ,
state ,
step in ,
subrogate ,
substitute ,
substitute for ,
succeed ,
suggest ,
summon up ,
supersede ,
supplant ,
support ,
sustain a part ,
swap places with ,
symbolize ,
take a part ,
take a rubbing ,
token ,
trace ,
trace out ,
trace over ,
treat with ,
trot out ,
typify ,
umpire ,
understudy ,
understudy for ,
unfold ,
vision ,
visualize ,
wave ,
write
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