misrepresent
verb /ˌmɪsˌreprɪˈzent/
/ˌmɪsˌreprɪˈzent/
[often passive] (formal)动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they misrepresent | /ˌmɪsˌreprɪˈzent/ /ˌmɪsˌreprɪˈzent/ |
| he / she / it misrepresents | /ˌmɪsˌreprɪˈzents/ /ˌmɪsˌreprɪˈzents/ |
| past simple misrepresented | /ˌmɪsˌreprɪˈzentɪd/ /ˌmɪsˌreprɪˈzentɪd/ |
| past participle misrepresented | /ˌmɪsˌreprɪˈzentɪd/ /ˌmɪsˌreprɪˈzentɪd/ |
| -ing form misrepresenting | /ˌmɪsˌreprɪˈzentɪŋ/ /ˌmɪsˌreprɪˈzentɪŋ/ |
- to give information about somebody/something that is not true or complete so that other people have the wrong impression about them/it
误传；不实报道；歪曲 - misrepresent somebody/something He felt that the book misrepresented his opinions.
他觉得这本书歪曲了他的观点。 - Think carefully about what you say: your views could be easily misrepresented by the press.
仔细考虑你要说的话：你的看法会很容易被新闻界歪曲。 - misrepresent somebody/something as something In the article she was misrepresented as an uncaring mother.
这篇文章把她歪曲成一名缺少爱心的母亲。 - misrepresent what, how, etc… The report misrepresented what the group believes.
这个报告歪曲了小组成员的看法。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- grossly
- seriously
- completely
- …
- as
- be widely misrepresented
- misrepresent somebody/something He felt that the book misrepresented his opinions.