represent
/ˌreprɪˈzent/- be entitled or appointed to act or speak for (someone), especially in an official capacity（尤指以正式身份）代表（某人）：
for purposes of litigation, an infant can and must be represented by an adult.
为诉讼目的, 婴儿可以而且必须由一位成人代表。
- (of a competitor) participate in a sports event or other competition on behalf of (one's club, town, region, or country)（运动员）代表（俱乐部、城市、地区或国家）参赛：
Wade represented Great Britain.
韦德代表英国参赛。
- be an elected Member of Parliament or member of a legislature for (a particular constituency, party, or group)代表（选区、政党、群体）任国会议员（或其他立法机构议员）：
she became the first woman to represent a South Wales mining valley.
她成为首位代表南威尔士一河谷矿区的女议员。
- （一般作be represented）act as a substitute for (someone), especially on an official or ceremonial occasion作为某人的代表（尤指在正式场合或仪式中）：
the Duke of Edinburgh was represented by the Countess Mountbatten.
爱丁堡公爵由蒙巴顿女伯爵作代表。
- constitute; amount to构成; 代表; 相当于：
this figure represents eleven per cent of the company's total sales.
这一数字相当于公司总销售额的11%.
- be a specimen or example of; typify（作为典型）代表：
twenty parents, picked to represent a cross section of Scottish life.
被选作代表苏格兰人生活典型的20位家长。
be represented
(of a group or type of person or thing) be present or found in something, especially to a particular degree（尤指在某种程度上作为某类人或物的代表）存在于; 反映在…中：abstraction is well represented in this exhibition.
在这个展览中, 抽象艺术得到很好反映。
- depict (a particular subject) in a picture or other work of art描绘, 描述, 描写：
santos are small wooden figures representing saints.
圣徒木雕像是描绘圣人的小型木头人像。
- with obj. and adverbial or infinitive describe or depict (someone or something) as being of a certain nature; portray in a particular way把…描述成, 把…描写成：
the young were consistently represented as being in need of protection.
年轻人一贯被描述为需要保护。
- (of a sign or symbol) have a particular signification; stand for（符号或象征）代表, 表示：
numbers 1-15 represent the red balls.
数字1至15代表红球。
- be a symbol or embodiment of (a particular quality or thing)象征, 体现：
the three heads of Cerberus represent the past, present, and future.
刻尔柏洛斯的三个头分别象征着过去、现在和将来。
- play the part of (someone) in a theatrical production扮演。
- formal state or point out (something) clearly〈正式〉明确讲述, 清楚说明：
it was represented to him that she would be an unsuitable wife.
已经明确告诉过他她不会是一个合适的妻子。
- with clause allege; claim声称：
the vendors have represented that such information is accurate.
商贩们已声称这信息是正确的。