representative

n.代表; 销售代表; 销售代理; 代销人; 代表他人者
adj.典型的; 有代表性的; 代表各类人(或事物)的; 可作为典型(或示例)的

复数：representatives

牛津词典

noun

代表a person who has been chosen to speak or vote for *** else or on behalf of a group

a representative of the UN联合国代表

our elected representatives in government***中我们选举产生的代表

a ｕｎｉｏｎ representative工会代表

The committee includes representatives from industry.这个委员会包括产业界的代表。

销售代表；销售代理；代销人a person who works for a company and travels around selling its products

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。

代表；代表他人者a person chosen to take the place of *** else

He was the Queen's representative at the ceremony.他代表女王出席了庆典。

典型人物；代表性人物a person who is typical of a particular group

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。

（美国）众议院议员(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

adj.

典型的；有代表性的typical of a particular group of people

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？

代表各类人（或事物）的containing or including examples of all the different types of people or things in a large group

a representative sample of teachers各类教师的代表

可作为典型（或示例）的able to be used as a typical example of sth

The painting is not representative of his work of the period.这幅画不是他在那个时期的代表作。

由代表组成的；代议制的consisting of people who have been chosen to speak or vote on behalf of the rest of a group

a representative democracy代议制民主政体

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 代表;代理人A representative is a person who has been chosen to act or make decisions on behalf of another person or a group of people....trade ｕｎｉｏｎ representatives...工会代表

Employees from each department elect a representative.每个部门的员工选举一名代表。

N-COUNT 销售代表;销售代理A representative is a person whose job is to sell a company's products or services, especially by travelling round and visiting other companies.She had a stressful job as a sales representative.作为一名销售代表，她的工作压力很大。

ADJ 由代表组成的;代议制的A representative group consists of a small number of people who have been chosen to make decisions on behalf of a larger group.The new head of state should be chosen by an 87 member representative council.新的国***首应该由包括87名成员的代表委员会选出。

...the institutions of a representative government.代议制***的各个机构

ADJ-GRADED 典型的;有代表性的Someone who is typical of the group to which they belong can be described as representative .He was in no way representative of dog-trainers in general.他远不是一般意义上的驯狗师。

...fairly representative groups of ***s.相当典型的成年人群体

(美国)众议员In the United States, a Representative is a member of the House of Representatives, the less powerful of the two parts of Congress.

See also: House of Representatives

双语例句

Voters are interested in the representative's ability to bring home the bacon 选民感兴趣的是代表能否兑现承诺。

Ms Halliwell visited the Philippines in her capacity as a Special Representative of Unicef 哈利韦尔女士以联合国儿童基金会特别代表的身份访问了菲律宾。

'The community are getting impatient,' said a representative of the Residents 'Association “社区居民开始不耐烦了，”居民协会的一位代表说。

The legal profession is starting to be less elitist and more representative. 法律行业正开始变得更具平民性，不像从前那么精英化。

He seemed to take it for granted that he should speak as a representative. 他似乎想当然地认为他应该以代表的身份发言。

We get a very representative mix of people. 我们现在有了非常具有代表性的一群人。

As the King's representative he took precedence over everyone else on the island. 作为国王的代表，他比岛上其他任何人的地位都要高。

Employees from each department elect a representative. 每个部门的员工选举一名代表。

She had a stressful job as a sales representative. 作为一名销售代表，她的工作压力很大。

The new head of state should be chosen by an 87 member representative council. 新的国***首应该由包括87名成员的代表委员会选出。

He was in no way representative of dog-trainers in general. 他远不是一般意义上的驯狗师。

Professor Baker is unacquainted with the idea of representative democracy 贝克教授并不熟悉“代议制民主”这一思想。

We hope that a representative will soon be appointed to come here for the discussion on the compensation. 望速派人前来商谈有关赔偿事宜。

We all voted for him as our representative. 大家都推举他当代表。

The company hired the President's special trade representative to lobby Mr. Pierce. 公司雇用了总统的特别商业顾问去游说皮尔斯先生。

Before voting, the Chinese representative made an explanatory statement. 投票之前，中国代表作了解释性发言。

The newly elected state representative is an up-and-coming young man who is expected to go far in politics. 那位新选的州议员是位雄心勃勃的青年，被认为在政治上是大有可为的。

She is not qualified to be a representative. 她不配当代表。

People gathered round their own representative, cheering lustily. 人们簇拥着自己的代表，热烈地欢呼着。

E has lived in a vacuum for eighteen years, cloyed by the representative and unique longings of any youth. 他离群独处生活了18年，腻味了年轻人那一套典型而独特的向往和追求。

He named one of us his representative at the meeting. 他指定我们中的一个人作为他出席会议的代表。

The President nominated me his representative at the meeting. 总统任命我为他的代表出席会议。

Life as depicted in works of art and literature may be more representative than real life. 文艺作品所反映的生活可以比实际生活更典型。

The cultural art and creative youth centre is based in Kampala, Uganda with a representative office in Congo. 青少年文化艺术和创意中心位于乌干达的坎帕拉，在刚果有一个代表部门。

This is the first representative office that the Holland Trade Promotion Association has established in china. 这是荷兰贸易促进会在中国设立的第一个代表处。

I am the Buyer's General Representative. 我是买方的总代表。

The monitoring and correction systems shall subject to the approval of the contractor and the employer's representative. 监控和修正系统应取得承包商和业主代表的批准。

Meetings were held with ｕｎｉｏｎ representative and office managers to discuss what could be done. 公司举行了会议，与工会代表和办公室管理人员讨论可以采取的措施。

The research was based on nationally representative data from the University of Michigan Health and Retirement Study. 这项研究是在密歇根大学健康和退休试验研究项目的国家代表性数据的基础上进行的。

This is a logistic problem, please contact the manufacturer representative office. 这是逻辑性的故障，请和厂商代表处联络。

同义词辨析

delegatedeputyrepresentative【导航词义：代表】

delegate n. 代表

〔辨析〕通常由选举产生或由***、党派等指派，主要为某一群体阐述意见、进行投票选举、作决策等。

〔例证〕The government has sent ten delegates to China.***派了10位代表前往中国。The Conservatives have sent their delegates to the conference.保守党已经派出代表参加大会。

deputy n. 代理人，副职

〔辨析〕指被上级授权具体行事、职位仅居于其下的人。

〔例证〕My brother will act as a deputy for me while I am away.我不在时，我弟弟将代理我的工作。The president of the company appointed a deputy to attend the meeting.这个公司的董事长派一名副手出席了会议。

representative n. 代表，代理人

〔辨析〕通常指被推选或者被任命的代表，其职务有时是较长期的，常可与 delegate 换用。

〔例证〕He is the permanent representative/delegate of China to the UN.他是中国驻联合国的常驻代表。He once had worked as a ｕｎｉｏｎ representative/delegate.他曾担任工会代表。

英英释义

noun

an item of information that is typical of a class or group

this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome

there is an example on page 10

Synonym:exampleillustrationinstance

a member of the United States House of Representatives

Synonym:congressmancongresswoman

a person who represents others

an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government

Synonym:spokespersoninterpretervoice

adj

being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives

representative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people, by the people, for the people

standing for something else

the bald eagle is representative of the United States

serving to represent or typify

representative moviegoers

a representative modern play