- 代表；象征；表示：
This mark represents a village.
这个符号表示村庄。
His opinion represents that of the majority.
他的意见代表大多数人的意见。
- 描写；描绘；表现：
She represented her little brother as a simpleton.
她把她的弟弟描绘成一个傻瓜。
This painting represents the end of the world.
这张画描绘的是世界的末日。
- 陈述；阐述；指出；主张：
Let me represent my ideas to you in another way.
让我用另一种方式向你说明我的想法。
- 体现；反映：
This photograph represents my childhood.
这张照片反映了我的童年生活。
- 演出；扮演：
He represented Hamlet several times.
他扮演过几次哈姆雷特。
- 意味着；相当于：
A salary rise of 10% represents an annual increase of $3,600 for the clerical staff.
薪金提高10%对一般做文书工作的职员来说相当于全年收入增加3 600美元。
- 作为…代表(或代理人)：
The chief engineer was represented at the meeting by his secretary.
总工程师的秘书代表总工程师参加了会议。
- 代表…发言(或行动)：
He represented to the press conference that the government was to be reorganized in the near future.
他代表政府在记者招待会上宣布政府不久将进行改组。