representative

noun

OPAL W

/ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv/

a person who has been chosen to speak or vote for somebody else or for a group of people, or to take the place of somebody else代表
- Our elected representatives in government should be doing something about this.我们当选的政府代表应该为此做点什么。
- Management are obliged to consult with union representatives about changes to conditions.资方有义务就变更条件征求工会代表的意见。
- The actor's legal representatives have strongly denied the allegations. 这位演员的法律代表强烈否认了这些指控。
- He was the Queen's representative at the ceremony.他代表女王出席了庆典。
- representative of somebody/something a representative of the UN联合国代表
- representative from something The committee includes representatives from industry.这个委员会包括产业界的代表。
Wordfinder
- ballot
- closed shop
- collective bargaining
- industrial action
- labour
- picket
- protest
- representative
- strike
- union
- We met with representatives from various technology companies.我们会见了各种技术公司的代表。
- I was the sole representative of the committee.我是该委员会的唯一代表。
- The association is sending representatives to the conference.协会将派代表出席大会。
- The country has a new supreme representative body.该国新成立了一个最高代表机构。
- The negotiations were attended by representatives of several states.来自几个国家的代表出席了谈判。
- They have recalled their representatives from the negotiations.他们已经召回了谈判代表。
- a nursing representative on the infection control committee传染病控制委员会中护理方面的代表
- a panel of media representatives媒体代表组成的小组
- representatives from citizens' groups市民团体的代表
- the Algerian permanent representative at the UN阿尔及利亚常驻联合国代表
- the UN special representative for Cyprus联合国塞浦路斯问题特别代表
- I was voted student representative for my class.我当选为班级学生代表。
Topics People in societyb2, Politicsb2, Businessb2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- chief
- leading
- main
- …
verb + representative
- appoint
- appoint somebody (as)
- choose (somebody as)
- …
representative + verb
- attend something
- vote
representative + noun
- body
preposition
- representative for
- representative from
- representative of
- …
(also informal rep)
a person who works for a company and travels around selling its products销售代表；销售代理；代销人
- a sales representative销售代表
- She's our representative in France.她是我们公司驻法国的销售代表。
- a representative for international shipping companies国际船运公司代表
- his success as a full-time financial representative他作为专职金融代表取得的成功
- He works as a sales representative for an insurance company.他担任一家保险公司的销售代表。
Topics Jobsb2, Businessb2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- chief
- leading
- main
- …
verb + representative
- appoint
- appoint somebody (as)
- choose (somebody as)
- …
representative + verb
- attend something
- vote
representative + noun
- body
preposition
- representative for
- representative from
- representative of
- …
a person who is typical of a particular group典型人物；代表性人物
- The singer is regarded as a representative of the youth of her generation.这位歌手被看作是她那一代年轻人的典型代表。
Representative
(abbreviation 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（美国）众议院议员

词源late Middle English: from Old French representatif, -ive or medieval Latin repraesentativus, from the verb repraesentare ‘exhibit’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + praesentare ‘to present’.

representative

adjective

OPAL W

/ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv/

representative (of somebody/something) typical of a particular group of people; that is a typical example of something典型的；有代表性的
- Is a questionnaire answered by 500 people truly representative of the population as a whole?由 500 人参加的问卷调查能真正代表所有民众吗？
- The paper-thin models in magazines are not representative of most women.杂志上纸片般瘦削的模特儿并不是大多数女人的样子。
- Some residents argued that the protesters were not representative of the community.一些居民认为抗议者不代表社区。
- The painting is not representative of his work of the period.这幅画不是他在那个时期画作的代表作。
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- consider somebody/something
- …
adverb
- highly
- very
- fully
- …
preposition
- of
[usually before noun] containing or including examples of all the different types of people or things in a large group代表各类人（或事物）的
- We interviewed a representative sample of teachers.我们采访了一些教师代表。
- Exhibits include a widely representative collection of Greek vases.展品包括一批有普遍代表性的希腊花瓶收藏品。
- a broadly representative sample有广泛代表性的抽样
- a nationally representative picture of the employment situation全国就业形势图
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- consider somebody/something
- …
adverb
- highly
- very
- fully
- …
preposition
- of
(of a system of government, etc.政治体制等) consisting of people who have been chosen to speak or vote for the rest of a group由代表组成的；代议制的
- a representative democracy代议制民主政体
- the advent of modern representative government现代代议制政府的出现
Topics Politicsc1

opposite unrepresentative

词汇	representative
释义	representative noun OPAL W /ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv/ /ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv/ a person who has been chosen to speak or vote for somebody else or for a group of people, or to take the place of somebody else代表 Our elected representatives in government should be doing something about this.我们当选的政府代表应该为此做点什么。 Management are obliged to consult with union representatives about changes to conditions.资方有义务就变更条件征求工会代表的意见。 The actor's legal representatives have strongly denied the allegations. 这位演员的法律代表强烈否认了这些指控。 He was the Queen's representative at the ceremony.他代表女王出席了庆典。 representative of somebody/something a representative of the UN联合国代表 representative from something The committee includes representatives from industry.这个委员会包括产业界的代表。 Wordfinder ballot closed shop collective bargaining industrial action labour picket protest representative strike union We met with representatives from various technology companies.我们会见了各种技术公司的代表。 I was the sole representative of the committee.我是该委员会的唯一代表。 The association is sending representatives to the conference.协会将派代表出席大会。 The country has a new supreme representative body.该国新成立了一个最高代表机构。 The negotiations were attended by representatives of several states.来自几个国家的代表出席了谈判。 They have recalled their representatives from the negotiations.他们已经召回了谈判代表。 a nursing representative on the infection control committee传染病控制委员会中护理方面的代表 a panel of media representatives媒体代表组成的小组 representatives from citizens' groups市民团体的代表 the Algerian permanent representative at the UN阿尔及利亚常驻联合国代表 the UN special representative for Cyprus联合国塞浦路斯问题特别代表 I was voted student representative for my class.我当选为班级学生代表。 Topics People in societyb2, Politicsb2, Businessb2 Collocations Dictionaryadjective chief leading main … verb + representative appoint appoint somebody (as) choose (somebody as) … representative + verb attend something vote representative + noun body preposition representative for representative from representative of … (also informal rep) a person who works for a company and travels around selling its products销售代表；销售代理；代销人 a sales representative销售代表 She's our representative in France.她是我们公司驻法国的销售代表。 a representative for international shipping companies国际船运公司代表 his success as a full-time financial representative他作为专职金融代表取得的成功 He works as a sales representative for an insurance company.他担任一家保险公司的销售代表。 Topics Jobsb2, Businessb2 Collocations Dictionaryadjective chief leading main … verb + representative appoint appoint somebody (as) choose (somebody as) … representative + verb attend something vote representative + noun body preposition representative for representative from representative of … a person who is typical of a particular group典型人物；代表性人物 The singer is regarded as a representative of the youth of her generation.这位歌手被看作是她那一代年轻人的典型代表。 Representative (abbreviation 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（美国）众议院议员词源late Middle English: from Old French representatif, -ive or medieval Latin repraesentativus, from the verb repraesentare ‘exhibit’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + praesentare ‘to present’. representative adjective OPAL W /ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv/ /ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv/ representative (of somebody/something) typical of a particular group of people; that is a typical example of something典型的；有代表性的 Is a questionnaire answered by 500 people truly representative of the population as a whole?由 500 人参加的问卷调查能真正代表所有民众吗？ The paper-thin models in magazines are not representative of most women.杂志上纸片般瘦削的模特儿并不是大多数女人的样子。 Some residents argued that the protesters were not representative of the community.一些居民认为抗议者不代表社区。 The painting is not representative of his work of the period.这幅画不是他在那个时期画作的代表作。 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem consider somebody/something … adverb highly very fully … preposition of [usually before noun] containing or including examples of all the different types of people or things in a large group代表各类人（或事物）的 We interviewed a representative sample of teachers.我们采访了一些教师代表。 Exhibits include a widely representative collection of Greek vases.展品包括一批有普遍代表性的希腊花瓶收藏品。 a broadly representative sample有广泛代表性的抽样 a nationally representative picture of the employment situation全国就业形势图 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem consider somebody/something … adverb highly very fully … preposition of (of a system of government, etc.政治体制等) consisting of people who have been chosen to speak or vote for the rest of a group由代表组成的；代议制的 a representative democracy代议制民主政体 the advent of modern representative government现代代议制政府的出现 Topics Politicsc1 opposite unrepresentative 词源late Middle English: from Old French representatif, -ive or medieval Latin repraesentativus, from the verb repraesentare ‘exhibit’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + praesentare ‘to present’.
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