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；提出抗议
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，抗议说
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. 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"
   

2. express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol;

   "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
   

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"
   

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"
   

8. be the defense counsel for someone in a trial;

   "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"
   

9. create an image or likeness of;

   "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"
   

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"
    

11. perform (a play), especially on a stage;

    "we are going to stage `Othello'"
    

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"
    

15. to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)

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.
总书记可以在一些官方仪式上代表主席。

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。

1. 表示：某些单位(unit)只能用这种方式表示(represent). 例如,用m ft表示面积(area)就是异构的,因为某些单位(unit)只能用这种方式表示(represent). 例如,用m ft表示面积(area)就是异构的,因为米(meter)和英尺(foot)这两个基础单位(base unit)都对应同一个量纲(dimension).