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单词 under-represent
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Definition of under-represent in English:

under-represent

verbʌndərɛprɪˈzɛnt
[with object]
  • Provide with insufficient or inadequate representation.

    未充分代表

    women are under-represented at high levels

    妇女在高层次上未被充分代表。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They are overwhelmingly relegated to low paying jobs and are grossly under-represented in the Universities.
    • The company believes it is under-represented in the capital, with only one of its 30 Scottish stores located in the city, compared with six in Glasgow.
    • In many genres today women are still under-represented as composers and players.
    • If people are under-represented on campus or in the employment figures, that could be evidence of an underlying social injustice.
    • They are seriously under-represented in therapeutic trials, resulting in a less adequate evidence base for treatment.
    • Projects may include research to find out which groups are under-represented in the workforce, possibly by helping employers audit their staff.
    • He said the party would be concentrating much of its efforts on Dublin and 14 other urban centres where the party was under-represented.
    • She believes that arts students have currently been under-represented and has promised to make improvements in this area.
    • But he admitted the society was under-represented in some parts of the country.
    • The working class is under-represented in membership, and the professional middle class is over-represented.
    • Citizens who are not students are in danger of being under-represented in their area if students have access to such direct political representation.
    • One of the things I am concerned about is that in the Midlands and the North we are massively under-represented.
    • If anything, that period was under-represented in the journal's coverage, not over-represented.
    • Currently people from these communities are under-represented on the blood and bone marrow donor registers.
    • In IT, women are significantly under-represented, especially at senior levels.
    • It seriously under-represents the quantity, extent and significance of the archaeological remains and perpetuates misconceptions about the region.
    • Women continue to be under-represented in the highest-paying employment sectors.
    • The Government moved after research showed that middle-class professionals were under-represented on juries.

Derivatives

  • under-representation

  • noun
    • I think all we know is first of all that there is under-representation.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • ‘More should be done to address under-representation from other areas than inner cities, including areas of rural deprivation,’ the report added.
      • The proper response to the under-representation of state pupils is to raise school standards, not discriminate against the brightest.
      • Many people we consulted throughout the course of the project expressed frustration that, although the problem of under-representation has been recognised and discussed over a number of years, very little has been done.
      • The profession has recognised that something must be done to address its woeful under-representation of women.
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