[VERB 动词]是…的典型；代表 If something or someone typifies a situation or type of thing or person, they have all the usual characteristics of it and are a typical example of it.
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These two buildings typify the rich extremes of Irish architecture.
这两座建筑物体现了爱尔兰建筑风格的极致多变。
…a reaction against the achievements of science, as typified by the development of nuclear weapons.
对以核武器发展为代表的科学成就的反对
…a more intelligent and articulate breed of disc jockeys, typified by university graduate Simon Mayo.
更机智、更有口才的一类电台音乐主持人，以大学毕业生西蒙·梅奥为代表
Oxford
typ·ify/ˈtɪpɪfaɪ; NAmEˈtɪpɪfaɪ/verb(typi·fies,typi·fy·ing,typi·fied,typi·fied)( not usually used in the progressive tenses 通常不用于进行时) 1typifysth to be a typical example of sth 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2typifysth to be a typical feature of sth 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typifytypifiestypifiedtypifyingtyp·ify/ˈtɪpɪfaɪ; NAmEˈtɪpɪfaɪ/
LDC
typifytyp‧i‧fy /ˈtɪpɪfaɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle typified, present participle typifying, third person singular typifies) [transitive]
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1to be a typical example of something: the features which typify a Scottish Highland landscape non-violent protest, typified by Gandhi2to be a typical part or feature of something: the long complicated sentences that typify legal documents
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typify
[ˈtɪpɪfaɪ]typified, typifying, typifies
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代表(63%)，象征(31%)，作为某人或某物的典型(6%)
vt.代表；作为…的典型；具有…的特点
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