represent
                                        英 [reprɪ'zent]
美 [,rɛprɪ'zɛnt]
                                        
- vt. 代表;表现;描绘;回忆;再赠送
 
- vi. 代表;提出异议
 
 
                                            
                            CET4 TEM4 IELTS 考 研 TOEFL CET6                         
                                        
                 
                                
                             
                                                
            represent 呈现,代表,代言,描绘re-,表强调,present,出具,呈现,给予。
 
                                    
            - represent
 - represent: [14] English borrowed represent from Latin repraesentāre, which meant ‘present again, bring back’, hence ‘show’. It was a compound verb formed from the prefix re- ‘back, again’ and praesentāre, source of English present. The notion of ‘standing in the place of another’ is a post-classical development.
=> present - represent (v.)
 - late 14c., "to bring to mind by description," also "to symbolize, serve as a sign or symbol of; serve as the type or embodiment of;" from Old French representer "present, show, portray" (12c.), from Latin repraesentare "make present, set in view, show, exhibit, display," from re-, intensive prefix (see re-), + praesentare "to present," literally "to place before" (see present (v.)). Legislative sense is attested from 1650s. Related: Represented; representing.
 
 
                                    
            
                 - 1. The two politicians represent opposite poles of the political spectrum. 
  - 这两位从政者代表了政界的两个极端。
  来自柯林斯例句
 
- 2. These proposals represent a realistic starting point for negotiation. 
  - 这些建议是谈判的现实出发点。
  来自柯林斯例句
 
- 3. These 50,000 arrears cases represent a tiny fraction of all home owners. 
  - 这5万个欠款案例只代表所有业主中的一小部分人。
  来自柯林斯例句
 
- 4. 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。
  来自柯林斯例句
 
- 5. For many they clearly represent an alternative to run-of-the-mill estate cars. 
  - 对于很多人来说,他们显然可以作为一般旅行车的替代品。
  来自柯林斯例句