typ·i·fy
verb/ˈtɪpɪfaɪ/
/ˈtɪpɪfaɪ/
not usually used in the progressive tensesVerb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they typify | /ˈtɪpɪfaɪ/ /ˈtɪpɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it typifies | /ˈtɪpɪfaɪz/ /ˈtɪpɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple typified | /ˈtɪpɪfaɪd/ /ˈtɪpɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle typified | /ˈtɪpɪfaɪd/ /ˈtɪpɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form typifying | /ˈtɪpɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈtɪpɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- typify something to be a typical example of something
作为…的典型；是…的典范 - clothes that typify the 1960s
20 世纪 60 年代典型的服装 - the new style of politician, typified by the Prime Minister
以首相为代表的新型政治家风格
- clothes that typify the 1960s
- typify something to be a typical feature of something
成为…的特征 - the haunting guitar melodies that typify the band’s music
反映这个乐队音乐特色的萦绕心头的吉他乐曲
- the haunting guitar melodies that typify the band’s music
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin typus (from Greek tupos ‘impression, figure, type’, from tuptein ‘to strike’) + -fy.