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N-UNCOUNT
代表;代理
If a group or person has representation in a parliament or on a committee, someone in the parliament or on the committee supports them and makes decisions on their behalf.
例句
Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens but they have no representation in Congress.
波多黎各人是美国公民,但是他们在国会里没有代表。
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描写;描绘;体现;象征
You can describe a picture, model, or statue of a person or thing as a representation of them.
例句
...a lifelike representation of Christ...
对基督的生动描绘
Historians looked to artists' representations of the lion to piece together a picture of how the lion once looked.
历史学家寄希望于艺术家对这位名人的描绘,以完整呈现他从前的模样。
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N-PLURAL
投诉;交涉;要求
If you make representations to a government or other official group, you make formal complaints or requests to them.
例句
We have made representations to ministers but they just don't seem to be listening.
我们已经向部长们提出了抗议,但是他们却装聋作哑。