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  • Derivatives : n  representativeness ; adv  representatively
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

representative [rεprɪ'zεntətɪv]
  1. 1. noun [of person] [ nation] 代表
  2. 2. noun [商] 代理
  3. 3. noun [US] 众议院议员
  4. 4. adjective [+group] [ survey] [ cross-section] 有代表性的
    representative of
    典型

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

representative [ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv]
  1. 1. n.[c] 代理人代表
    The company's sales division consists of a national team of representatives who sell all products.
    公司销售部一个销售全部产品的国家级代理团队组成
  2. 2. n.[c] 发言人代言人
    5,000 drivers cannot do their own negotiating -- they need representatives to do it for them.
    5000名驾驶员不能自行谈判——他们需要他们谈判发言人
  3. 3. n.[c] [American English] 美国众议员
    They Representatives questioned the role companies could play in improving the environment.
    众议员们质疑公司改善环境中的作用
  4. 4. n.[c] 典型有代表性的人或事物
    He was the representative of this older generation in perfection.
    他是上一辈的完美代表
  5. 5. adjective 代表的代理的
    The gallery has a representative collection of works from many famous artists.
    这座美术馆收集许多著名艺术家代表作品
  6. 6. adjective 代表性的,典型的
    The results from two representative experiments are shown.
    显示出两个典型试验结果
    The bald eagle is representative of the United States.
    秃头鹰是美国的代表
  7. 7. adjective 代议制的,代表制的
    A representative assembly is a near universal feature of modern western democracies.
    代表会议当代西方民主的普遍特征
    Representative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people,by the people,for the people.
    林肯所定义的代议制政府是民有、民治、民享的政府

Collins English-English Dictionary

representative ["rεprɪ'zεntətɪv]
  1. 1. n a person who represents and tries to sell the products or services of a firm, esp a travelling salesman rep
  2. 2. n a person or thing that represents another or others
  3. 3. n a typical example
  4. 4. n a person representing a constituency in a deliberative, legislative, or executive body, esp (cap) a member of the House of Representatives (the lower house of Congress) - See also House of Representatives
  5. 5. n [NZ] a rugby player, football player, etc, chosen to represent a province in interprovincial sports
  6. 6. adj serving to represent; symbolic
  7. 7. adj exemplifying a class or kind; typical
    a representative example of the species
  8. 8. adj containing or including examples of all the interests, types, etc, in a group
    a representative collection
  9. 9. adj acting as deputy or proxy for another or others
  10. 10. adj acting for or representing a constituency or the whole people in the process of government
    a representative council
  11. 11. adj of, characterized by, or relating to the political principle of representation of the people
    representative government
  12. 12. adj of or relating to a mental picture or representation

Examples

an accredited representative
被授权的代表
representative government
代议制政府
Please turn your attention to the back of the room, there you will find an information booth and customer representative.
请大家把目光转向屋子的后面,您可以看到我们的咨询台和客户代理人。
Lewis has been designated as the overseas sales representative of his company.
刘易斯被任命为公司的海外销售代表。
He had become the representative voice of the nation under threat.
他已经成为处于威胁之中的国家的典型代言人。

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