epitomize
verb /ɪˈpɪtəmaɪz/
/ɪˈpɪtəmaɪz/
(British English also epitomise)
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they epitomize | /ɪˈpɪtəmaɪz/ /ɪˈpɪtəmaɪz/ |
he / she / it epitomizes | /ɪˈpɪtəmaɪzɪz/ /ɪˈpɪtəmaɪzɪz/ |
past simple epitomized | /ɪˈpɪtəmaɪzd/ /ɪˈpɪtəmaɪzd/ |
past participle epitomized | /ɪˈpɪtəmaɪzd/ /ɪˈpɪtəmaɪzd/ |
-ing form epitomizing | /ɪˈpɪtəmaɪzɪŋ/ /ɪˈpɪtəmaɪzɪŋ/ |
- epitomize something to be a perfect example of something
成为…的典范(或典型) - The fighting qualities of the team are epitomized by the captain.
这个队的战斗精神从队长身上体现出来。 - These movies seem to epitomize the 1950s.
这些影片似乎就是 20 世纪 50 年代的缩影。
词源late 16th cent.: from epitome + -ize. - The fighting qualities of the team are epitomized by the captain.