represent的过去式

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
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，说
14. 作为…的代言人
15. 维护…的利益

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

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.
总可以在一些官方仪式上代表。

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。

• 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

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”。