单词 | misrepresent |
释义 | misrepresentWord family nounmisrepresentationverbmisrepresentadjectivemisrepresentative mis·rep·re·sent /ˌmɪsreprɪˈzent/ verb [transitiveT] CHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENTto deliberately give a wrong description of someone’s opinions or of a situation 故意错误地描述,歪曲 These statistics grossly misrepresent the reality. 这些统计资料严重歪曲了实际情况。 —misrepresentation /ˌmɪsreprɪzenˈteɪʃən/ noun [countableC, uncountableU] a misrepresentation of the truth 对事实的歪曲 Examples from the Corpus misrepresent• But I feel she has been misrepresented.• We wonder if any of the other signers are similarly being misrepresented as supporting this seriously flawed proposal.• They also did not find evidence that Lake took any action to conceal or misrepresent his financial holdings.• Your reporter has completely misrepresented my opinions about immigration.• However, you have misrepresented New Zealand's position.• Some sellers will attempt to misrepresent the condition of a house to buyers.• Even when asked directly, as they were by Carol Hong, employees misrepresented the costs, her lawsuit alleges.• In 1987, when an interim report was issued, scientists and environmentalists bitterly attacked its conclusions as misrepresenting the facts.• Many women feel that the history books either ignore or misrepresent them. From Longman Business Dictionary misrepresentmis·rep·re·sent /ˌmɪsreprɪˈzent/ verb [transitiveT] LAW to deliberately give false information to someone, especially in order to persuade them to enter into a contract He was found guilty of misrepresenting the true position of his accounts. |
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