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representative n.代表；众议员；典型adj.代表的；典型的；代表制的 (1) 那位代表提出了一项对新闻法的修正案。(2) 参议员的地位高于众议员。(3) 老虎是猫科动物的典型。(4) 你的意见是否代表其他学生的意见？(5) 这项研究在一个小镇里进行,因此我们也不确定研究结果是否真的具有典型性。(6) 由亚伯拉罕·林肯定义的代表制政府是民享、民有和为人民的政府。 The US and many other democracies have representative governments, in which voters elect people to act on their behalf — to represent them. In the US, the House of Representatives is the largest legislative body. Its members — congressmen and congresswomen — are elected by the voters of their districts. These representatives are supposed to listen to the views of the people from their districts and act in their best interests.

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英 [ˌreprɪ'zentətɪv] 美 [ˌreprɪ'zentətɪv] (1) That representative brought forth an amendment to the press law.(2) A senator takes precedence over a Representative.(3) The tiger is a representative of the cat family.(4) Are your opinions representative of the other students?(5) The study was carried out in one small town,so we can't be sure that the results are truly representative.(6) Representative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people,by the people,for the people. If you're representative of some group, you're typical, you’re a lot like most of the others. You might also be a representative for your group; you were elected to act on behalf of those you represent. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]代表；代理人 A representative is a person who has been chosen to act or make decisions on behalf of another person or a group of people. ...trade union representatives...工会代表Employees from each department elect a representative.每个部门的员工选举一名代表。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]销售代表；销售代理 A representative is a person whose job is to sell a company's products or services, especially by travelling round and visiting other companies.   [usu with supp]  [FORMAL 正式]She had a stressful job as a sales representative.作为一名销售代表，她的工作压力很大。3[ADJ 形容词]由代表组成的；代议制的 A representative group consists of a small number of people who have been chosen to make decisions on behalf of a larger group.   [ADJ n]The new head of state should be chosen by an 87 member representative council.新的国家元首应该由包括87名成员的代表委员会选出。...the institutions of a representative government.代议制政府的各个机构4[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]典型的；有代表性的 Someone who is typical of the group to which they belong can be described as representative .   [oft ADJ of n]He was in no way representative of dog-trainers in general.他远不是一般意义上的驯狗师。...fairly representative groups of adults.相当典型的成年人群体representativeness...a process designed to ensure the representativeness of the sample interviewed.为保证抽样的对象具有代表性而设计的过程5[N-COUNT 可数名词](美国)众议员 In the United States, a Representative is a member of the House of Representatives, the less powerful of the two parts of Congress. 6See also:House of Representatives；

英语单词	representative
英美音标	英 [ˌreprɪ'zentətɪv] 美 [ˌreprɪ'zentətɪv]
中文释义	n.代表；众议员；典型 adj.代表的；典型的；代表制的
英语例句	(1) That representative brought forth an amendment to the press law. (2) A senator takes precedence over a Representative. (3) The tiger is a representative of the cat family. (4) Are your opinions representative of the other students? (5) The study was carried out in one small town,so we can't be sure that the results are truly representative. (6) Representative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people,by the people,for the people.
中文例句	(1) 那位代表提出了一项对新闻法的修正案。 (2) 参议员的地位高于众议员。 (3) 老虎是猫科动物的典型。 (4) 你的意见是否代表其他学生的意见？ (5) 这项研究在一个小镇里进行,因此我们也不确定研究结果是否真的具有典型性。 (6) 由亚伯拉罕·林肯定义的代表制政府是民享、民有和为人民的政府。
vocabulary简明	If you're representative of some group, you're typical, you’re a lot like most of the others. You might also be a representative for your group; you were elected to act on behalf of those you represent.
vocabulary扩展	The US and many other democracies have representative governments, in which voters elect people to act on their behalf — to represent them. In the US, the House of Representatives is the largest legislative body. Its members — congressmen and congresswomen — are elected by the voters of their districts. These representatives are supposed to listen to the views of the people from their districts and act in their best interests.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]代表；代理人 A representative is a person who has been chosen to act or make decisions on behalf of another person or a group of people. ...trade union representatives... 工会代表 Employees from each department elect a representative. 每个部门的员工选举一名代表。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]销售代表；销售代理 A representative is a person whose job is to sell a company's products or services, especially by travelling round and visiting other companies. [usu with supp] [FORMAL 正式] She had a stressful job as a sales representative. 作为一名销售代表，她的工作压力很大。 3 [ADJ 形容词]由代表组成的；代议制的 A representative group consists of a small number of people who have been chosen to make decisions on behalf of a larger group. [ADJ n] The new head of state should be chosen by an 87 member representative council. 新的国家元首应该由包括87名成员的代表委员会选出。 ...the institutions of a representative government. 代议制政府的各个机构 4 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]典型的；有代表性的 Someone who is typical of the group to which they belong can be described as representative . [oft ADJ of n] He was in no way representative of dog-trainers in general. 他远不是一般意义上的驯狗师。 ...fairly representative groups of adults. 相当典型的成年人群体 representativeness ...a process designed to ensure the representativeness of the sample interviewed. 为保证抽样的对象具有代表性而设计的过程 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词](美国)众议员 In the United States, a Representative is a member of the House of Representatives, the less powerful of the two parts of Congress. 6 See also:House of Representatives ；

Representative Act Behalf People N Count 可数名词 Chosen Group