represent vt. 1.(用文章等)描述;(用绘画等)表现,描写,描画;象征;意指,表示,意味。 2.把…讲述为 (as); 声称自己是 (oneself as; to be); 认为…是(as)。 3.相当于,比拟。 4.上演(戏等);扮演(某角色)。 5.代表,代理;被选为议员。 represent ideas by words 用言语表达思想。 I am not what you represent me to be. 我并不是像你所说的那种人。 They represented him as the chief conspirator. 他们说他是主谋者。 He represented himself as a philosopher. 他声称自己是哲学家。 We represented this plan easy, but it was not. 我们原以为这计划很容易,但实际并非如此。 Camels are represented in the New World by llamas. 在美洲相当于骆驼的是美洲驼。 members representing urban constituencies 市选议员。 represent sth. to oneself 想像出某事物。 represent oneself as [to be] 声称自己是…。 vi. 提出异议。