1. vt.代表　 act or speak officially for (another person or group of people); be present as an example of (that group)
2. vt.表示，描绘　 be a picture or statue of; depict; be a sign of
3. vt.声称　 describe or declare, perhaps falsely

　～ an animal　扮演一个动物
　～ one's ideas　表述意见
　～ many countries　代表许多国家
　～ Napoleon　扮演拿破仑
　～ the scene of a bumper harvest　描绘了丰收的景象
　～ one's school　代表学校
　～ the unknown　表示未知数
　～ accurately　准确地表达
　～ aesthetically　审美地描绘
　～ appropriately　适当地描绘
　～ briefly　简短地描绘
　～ clearly　清楚地描绘
　～ conventionally　按常规代表
　～ deftly　熟练地描绘
　～ exactly〔precisely〕 　确切地描绘
　～ faithfully　忠诚地代表
　～ graphically　形象地描绘
　～ inadequately　表达得不充分
　～ magnificently　壮丽地代表
　～ materially　实质代表
　～ minutely　仔细地描绘
　～ officially　正式代表
　～ orally　口头代表
　～ personally　亲自代表
　～ powerfully　有力地描绘
　～ realistically　用写实手法描绘
　～ roughly　粗略地描绘
　～ speciously　特别地描绘
　～ sb as　把…说成…
　～ as a hero　说成是个英雄
　～ as true patriots　说成是真正的爱国者
　～ oneself as an expert　自称是专家
　～ at a meeting　出席会议
　～ by letters　用字母表示
　～ by signs　用记号表示
　～ sth to　对…来说等于
　～ sth to oneself　心中想象到某物

　He will represent his school at the meeting.　他将代表学校出席会议。
　Let me try to represent my ideas to you in another way.　让我用另一种方式来向你表述我的意见。
　The painting represents the scene of a bumper harvest.　这幅画描绘了丰收的景象。
　He represented Napoleon in the school play.　在学校的演出中他扮演了拿破仑。
　Each child will represent an animal at the party.　每个儿童在联欢会中扮演一个动物。
　All these artists are well represented at the exhibition.　所有这些画家都有代表作参展。
　How many countries are represented at the meeting?　有多少国家的代表出席了那次会议?
　Our firm is represented in India and Pakistan by Mr. Hall.　本商号在印度和巴基斯坦的代表是霍尔先生。
　He represented that he had fought in the Huai Hai Campaign.　他自称他参加过淮海战役。
　The pilots respectfully represented that they were not at all tired.　飞行员郑重表示他们一点也不累。
　He represented himself as an expert.　他声称自己是一位专家。
　He represented himself as a friend to the workers, but now we know the truth.　他自称是工人们的朋友，但现在我们知道真相了。
　He represented himself to be the Son of God.　他自称是救世主。
　I am not what they had represented me to be.　我并不是像他们所说的那种人。
　They were represented as true patriots in the film.　在影片中他们被描写成真正的爱国者。

 ♣ represent to　(v.+prep.)
　指出；描述　point out; depict
　I can only represent it to you by metaphors.　我只能用隐喻来向你描述它。
　I'll represent to him the risk he is running.　我要向他指出他所面临的险境。