represent
gb/ɹˌɛpɹɪzˈɛnt/ us/ɹˌɛpɹɪzˈɛnt/
B1
อังกฤษ
~ 700
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำกริยา
B1
action
1
Act or speak on behalf of
To speak or act for another person or group.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to represent [someone/something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'represent' with 'present'. 'Represent' means to act for someone; 'present' means to show or give something.
คำพ้องความหมาย
advocate (Emphasizes publicly supporting or arguing for someone or something.)
คำตรงข้าม
oppose (Means to act against someone or something instead of supporting them.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
represent a client
|represent the company
|represent the country
|represent interests
หัวข้อ
business
|law
|politics
|communication
ตัวอย่าง
- She was chosen to represent her country at the conference.
- The lawyer will represent you in court.
- Our union leader represents all the workers in negotiations.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I will represent my class in the meeting.
- He represents our school in the game.
- She represents the workers in talks with the boss.
คำกริยา
B1
relation
2
Be a symbol of something
To show or mean something as a sign or symbol.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to represent [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse this with 'present', which means to show something physically rather than symbolize it.
คำพ้องความหมาย
symbolize (Directly refers to standing for something as a symbol.)
คำตรงข้าม
misrepresent (Means to give a false or misleading idea of something.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
represent freedom
|represent an idea
|represent change
หัวข้อ
culture
|communication
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The dove represents peace.
- These numbers represent the total sales for the year.
- The flag represents our nation.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The red heart represents love.
- This picture represents my family.
- The flag represents our country.
คำกริยา
B2
action
3
Describe or show something
To show or describe something in a certain way.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to represent [something] as [adjective]
คำพ้องความหมาย
portray (Often used for artistic or descriptive depiction.)
คำตรงข้าม
distort (Means to change something so it is no longer accurate.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
represent accurately
|represent unfairly
|represent visually
หัวข้อ
art
|media
|arts_entertainment
|communication
ตัวอย่าง
- The movie represents life in the 19th century.
- This painting represents the struggle of workers.
- The book represents women as strong and independent.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The photo represents the city well.
- The story represents him as kind.
- This map represents the area clearly.
คำกริยา
B2
relation
4
Be equal to or amount to
To be the same as a number, amount, or meaning.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to represent [amount/value]
คำพ้องความหมาย
constitute (Often used in formal contexts meaning 'to make up'.)
คำตรงข้าม
differ from (Means to not be equal to something else.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
represent 10%
|represent a cost of $500
หัวข้อ
mathematics
|measurement
|finance
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- These figures represent a 20% increase from last year.
- One unit represents ten meters on the map.
- The results represent significant progress.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Five points represent five dollars.
- This mark represents one meter.
- The number 2 represents two apples.
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represent
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US/ɹˌɛpɹɪzˈɛnt/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
rep - res - ent (3 พยางค์)
Stress on 3rd syllable (ent)
รูปคำ
Verb
- Base: represent
- 3rd Person Singular: represents
- Present Participle: representing
- Past: represented
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
represents
verb
representing
verb
represented
verb
Core family
representation
noun B1
representative
noun B1
Related words
misrepresent
verb
misrepresentation
noun
Negative and opposite forms
unrepresentative
adjective
Advanced or less common
representational
adjective
วลีและสำนวน
represent the best of
1/ɹˌɛpɹɪzˈɛnt ðə bˈɛst əv/
fixed phrase
Be the best example of something
To be the best example of a group or type.
ตัวอย่าง
- These athletes represent the best of our nation.
- Her work represents the best of modern design.
represent yourself
1/ɹˌɛpɹɪzˈɛnt jʊɹsˈɛlf/
fixed phrase
Act as your own lawyer in court
To speak for yourself in court without a lawyer.
ตัวอย่าง
- He decided to represent himself during the trial.
- If you cannot afford an attorney, you may represent yourself.