The President was represented at the ceremony by the Vice-President. gij &gfcitA &T2 [VN] to act or speak officially for sb and defend their inter­ests # ffj ••• ft it W A ; Iff ft ffj & : The union represents over 200 000 teachers.        20 AXA

ftffJfiL «0 The association was formed to represent the interests of women artists. 5% AS Alff IIA T iff A14 X A ^ ft ffij & o 0 Ms Dale is representing the defendant (= is his/her lawyer) in the case. Zh S A ^ if

►                  BE EQUAL TO % T 3 linking verb [V-N] (not used in the

progressive tenses            ftf) to be sth ^ X;    ^

X; |£Rfflr HE! constitute. This contract represents 20% of the company’s annual revenue. fEE iff ft A X

20% ^'^ifeAo 0 This decision represents a signifi­cant departure from previous policy. ZEtl

►                  BE EXAMPLE OF X m iff. 4 [VN] [no passive] to be an

example or expression of sth fj ■ ■ • ^ #»J; fig; X H M; Iff JI HTl be typical of : a project representing all that is good in the community Iff JJ1            It

IriftX# O Those comments do not represent the views of us aii.

►                  BE SYMBOL J&XtfctiF. 5 [VN] (not used in the progressive

tenses XifiXiftlffN') to be a symbol of sth fffX--ft^ iff;        ft A 050 symbolize: Each colour on the

chart represents a different department. Ffj A X ft “ Iff ffl & US ft A A X I® ft fl o o Wind direction is represented by arrows. MftJIEffifTXX/T;ft0

►                  IN PICTURE IS] li 6 ~ sb/sth (as sb/sth) to show sb/sth,

especially in a picture MX;        HE] depict: [VN]

The carvings represent a hunting scene.

Jr ‘ te’ ft ^ ® o O The results are represented in fig-3 below. A#HTffift® 3 BlfXo [also VN -ing]

►                  DESCRIBE 7 [VN] ~ sb (as sth) (formal) to present or

describe sb/sth in a particular way, especially when this may not be fair ( A4eXAX-l& ) MM, 4S&, A ijfl: The king is represented as a villain in the play. |}!| X |I|XftXI£ll“yh354Io 0 The risks were represented as negligible. o

►                  MAKE FORMAL STATEMENT iH & $ W 8 ~ sth (to sb)

(formal) to make a formal statement to sb in authority to make your opinions known or to protest IE ^ $1 ffl

( IffE. j/LiX^r ) : [VN] They represented their concerns to the authorities, iff f] fa Aft  7 IMlXA if] ft M 9

[also V that]

re-present /,ri: prTzent/ verb [VN] to give, show or send sth again, especially a cheque, bill, etc. that has not been paid ( AfsXAfft ft£H,

±, nm±

rep re sen ta tion /.reprizen'teijn/ noun 1 [U, C] the act of presenting sb/sth in a particular way; something that shows or describes sth ASft;   ASlIXA;

HT1 portrayal : the negative representation of single mothers in the media  0 The

snake swallowing its tail is a representation of infinity. ££ 2 [U] the fact of having repre­sentatives who will speak or vote for you or on your behalf Wft3A; ftA; £t|ff; AfA The green move­ment lacks effective representation in Parliament. 4^S^iffi^§X^XH'AftAt#Ao 0 The accused was not allowed legal representation. A X Aiff 4& X if t$ Iff 0 — see also proportional representation 3 repre­sentations [pi.] (formal, especially BrE) formal statements made to sb in authority, especially in order to make your opinions known or to protest iff.; 4/C iZ : We have made representations to the prime minister, but without success.

rep-re-sen-ta-tion-al /.reprizen'teijnl/ adj. 1 (technical Ai£) (especially of a style of art or painting Ala AAA ££ i® R4&) trying to show things as they really are McM M ft — compare abstract adj.(3) 2 involving the act of representing sb/sth ft A fff ft : local representational democracy

representative o-* /.reprTzentativ/ noun, adj.

* noun ~ (of sb/sth) 1 a person who has been chosen to speak or vote for sb else or on behalf of a group ft A: a representative of the UN if H ft A O our elected representatives in government iEStjfF XfMI^W^AftftA

o a union representative Jj £ ft A 0 The committee includes representatives from industry.    « AAEIX

iklf-ftft Ao 2 (also informal rep) a person who works for a company and travels around selling its products $jHftA; ffiUftS; XXIA: a sales representative % tfftA 0 She’s our representative in France. MIIAflA g ft ft A o 3 a person chosen to take the place of sb else ft A; ftAf&AA: He was the Queen’s representative at the ceremony. Iff ft AAA X 7 4 a person who is typical of a particular group A $9; ftAf£A%: The singer is regarded as a representa­tive of the youth of her generation. M^-Jft¥feA^jH^ftAo 5 Representative (abbr. Rep.) (in the US) a member of the House of Repre­sentatives, the Lower House of Congress; a member of the House of Representatives in the lower house of a state parliament ( Hg] )

madj. 1 ~ (of sb/sth) typical of a particular group of people (ft;       ft Ati (ft: Is a questionnaire answered

by 500 people truly representative of the population as a whole? fb 500 A#/]Pft I«] # il A H- iEft AA K A ?  2 [usually before noun] containing or including

examples of all the different types of people or things in a large group ftA#3cA(A?f#J)ft: a represen­tative sample of teachers H^lfcdffftftA 3 ~ (of sth) able to be used as a typical example of sth ( AA#l] )-(ft: The painting is not representative of his work of the period. & H m A H fife A A H M ft ft A fE o 4 (of a system of government, etc. ® ip A ft'l ^) consisting of people who have been chosen to speak or vote on behalf of the rest of a group &ft AfflAft; ft IX rjji] ft : a representative democracy ft iJt P\ K ± Wi A rsnra unrepresentative

re-press /rTpres/ verb [VN] 1 to try not to have or show an emotion, a feeling, etc. % rtf']; J± W ® BQGDI control : to repress a smile U fi A ^ 0 He burst in, making no effort to repress his fury, life iff T AA, flSSWIlo 2 [often passive] to use political and/or military force to control a group of people and restrict their freedom EE $ij; KJEE HE! put down, suppress

re-pressed /ri'prest/ adj. 1 (of a person A) having emotions or desires that are not allowed to be expressed EE Iff (ft; Af'J ft 2 (of emotions ft US) not ex­pressed openly -gEEffP Eft;      ft: repressed anger

W$iJft^A

re pres sion /rTpreJn/ noun [U] 1 the act of using force to control a group of people and restrict their freedom Iff rfid; ft EE: government repression jESc Jfr ft EE ft?'J 2 the act of controlling strong emotions and desires and not allowing them to be expressed so that they no longer seem to exist ffp M; A i'J; BE AP: sexual repression iff

re-pres-sive /rTpresiv/ adj. 1 (of a system of govern­ment ® iff iff $ij) controlling people by force and restricting their freedom EE ft'] ft ; A ff'J ft ; T M ft PS771 dictatorial, tyrannical : a repressive regime/ measure/law      UEEfhI; J^ffj

ft ^ '0 2 controlling emotions and desires and not allowing them to be expressed EE iff ft; ffl tfi'] ft; A ffiJ ft ► re-pres-sive-ly adv. re-pres-sive-ness noun [U]

re-prieve /ri'priiv/ verb, noun

m verb [VN] [usually passive] (not usually used in the progres­sive tenses il# Affl Al&fff fff) 1 to officially cancel or delay a punishment for a prisoner who is condemned to death ]ff8 • • ■ ft^EfRJ;     • • • ft^EffJ: a reprieved

murderer M /E ff] M W M Iff A ft A A 2 to officially cancel or delay plans to close sth or end sth AlH;

: 70 jobs have been reprieved until next April.

h 70

* noun [usually sing.] 1 an official order stopping a punish­ment, especially for a prisoner who is condemned to death       ( A4£ ) %HC3 stay of

execution 2 a delay before sth bad happens MM; M ffl : Campaigners have won a reprieve for the hospital threatened with closure. tS AfH A & M ^            03 JA if ft E