REPRESENT1 to represent a person or group2 someone who represents a person or a group3 a group of people who go somewhere to represent a country or organization4 someone who officially represents their governmentRELATED WORDSto have a particular meaning 具有特别的含义MEANINGsee alsoGOVERNMENT (3)1 to represent a person or group 代表某人或团体represent /ˌreprɪˈzent/ [transitive verb]if you represent a person or group at a meeting or in a law court or parliament, you give their opinions and make decisions for them; if yourepresent a country, school etc in a competition, you have been chosen to compete for that country or school 代表 Each class will elect two students to represent them on the School Council. 每班将选出两名学生在学校委员会里当代表。 Trade Unions representing ambulance workers yesterday agreed to accept a 5% pay increase. 代表救护车工人的工会昨天同意接受加薪5%的条件。 The new law has been criticized by groups representing disabled people. 这项新法规遭到代表残疾人士的团体的批评。 The athletes will represent China in this year's Olympic Games. 这些运动员将在今年的奥运会上代表中国队。 Wilson was represented in court by a top criminal lawyer. 一名顶尖的刑事律师将代表威尔逊出庭辩护。on behalf of somebody/on somebody's behalf /ɒn bɪˈhɑːf əv somebody, ɒn somebodyˈs bɪˈhɑːfǁ-bɪˈhæf/ [preposition]if you speak to peopleon behalf of someone, you express their ideas, opinions, or feelings for them 代表某人 On behalf of everyone here, I'd like to wish Ted a long and happy retirement. 我谨代表在场的所有人，祝特德退休后的生活长久而幸福。 I would like to thank you all on my mother's behalf for all your cards and good wishes. 我代表我母亲感谢你寄来的贺卡及良好的祝愿。act on behalf of somebody The lawyer acting on behalf of Mrs Anderson said he would continue the fight to clear her name. 代表安德森夫人出庭的那位律师说，他将为了洗清她的罪名而继续争取。speak for /ˈspiːk fɔːʳ/ [transitive phrasal verb]to represent a group of people by expressing their feelings, thoughts, or beliefs 代表〔一群人〕发言 David Blunkett, speaking for the Labour Party, said more money should be spent on higher education. 代表工党发言的戴维·布伦基特说应该在高等教育方面投入更多资金。 I can only speak for my own family, not for the other families involved in this case. 在这一事件中，我只能代表自己的家庭说话，而不能代表其他有关家庭的观点。act for /ˈækt fɔːʳ/ [transitive phrasal verb not in passive]to represent someone by making decisions for them, especially legal or financial decisions 〔尤指在法律或金融事务上〕代表〔某人〕 It's a good idea to have an estate agent to act for you when you are selling a house. 你要卖房子的话，最好找个房地产经纪人为你代理事务。 Lawyers acting for the defendant asked for her case to be adjourned while they examined new evidence. 代表被告的律师要求在他们调查新证据期间暂停审理她的案子。play/run/swim etc for /ˈpleɪ fɔːʳ/ [transitive phrasal verb not in passive]if youplay, run, swim etc for a school, club, or country, you represent it in a sports competition against other schools, clubs, or countries 代表〔学校、俱乐部或国家〕参加运动/跑步/游泳等比赛 Playing rugby for England had always been one of his dreams. 代表英格兰队参加橄榄球赛一直是他的一个梦想。 I used to swim for my school. 我以前常代表学校参加游泳比赛。 Simon Short, running for Scotland, is in the lead as they come round the final bend. 代表苏格兰队参加赛跑的西蒙·肖特在最后一个转弯处领先。2 someone who represents a person or a group 代表另一人或一个群体的人representative /ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv/ [countable noun]someone who has been chosen to represent an organization or country 〔组织或国家的〕代表 Japan has refused to send a representative to the talks in Geneva. 日本拒绝派代表参加日内瓦会谈。 John Kohorn is the company's representative in Prague. 约翰·科霍恩是公司派驻布拉格的代表。representative from the representative from Belgium 来自比利时的代表representative of We discussed these issues with a senior representative of the company. 我们与该公司的高级代表一起讨论了这些问题。spokesman/spokeswoman /ˈspəʊksmən, ˈspəʊksˌwʊmən/ [countable noun]a person who officially gives the opinions of an organization, company, government etc 〔组织、公司、政府等的〕发言人/女发言人spokesman/spokeswoman for A spokesman for the company denied reports that the new drug could cause heart attacks. 公司的一位发言人否定了这种新药会引起心脏病的报道。government/ministry/party etc spokesman/spokeswoman A government spokeswoman said the new laws would protect vulnerable children. 政府的一位女发言人说新的法律将保护弱小儿童。 Mr Simon Hughes, a company spokesman, spoke to reporters after the meeting. 公司发言人西蒙·休斯先生会后对记者讲了话。spokesperson /ˈspəʊksˌpɜːʳsən/ [countable noun]a word meaningspokesman orspokeswoman, used especially when you do not want to say whether the person is a man or a woman 发言人〔尤在不想指明其性别时用〕spokesperson for A spokesperson for the company read to waiting reporters from a prepared statement. 公司的一位发言人向等候的记者们宣读一份事先准备好的声明。spokesperson on the Labour Party spokesperson on education 工党的教育事务发言人government/party/union etc spokesperson A government spokesperson has denied the allegations of corruption. 一名政府发言人否认了对腐败的指控。agent /ˈeɪdʒənt/ [countable noun]a person or company which represents another person or company in business, financial, or legal matters 〔商业、财务或法律事务方面的〕代理人；代理商；经纪 The firm has an agent in Sydney who deals with the Australian side of the business. 这家公司在悉尼有代理人处理在澳大利亚方面的业务。 The licence application must be signed by the applicant or his agent. 许可证申请书必须由申请人或其代理人签字。agent for The company is the UK agent for a top Danish furniture maker. 这家公司是丹麦一家顶级家具制造商的英国代理商。envoy /ˈenvɔɪ/ [countable noun]a person who is sent to another country as an official representative, especially by a government to discuss important matters such as war with another government 使者，代表〔尤指政府派往国外谈判战争等重要事务的人〕 The President met yesterday with an envoy from Pakistan. 总统昨天与巴基斯坦派来的一名使者会晤。send an envoy Iran agreed to send an envoy to the United Nations for talks on ending the war. 伊朗同意派代表到联合国参加停战会谈。 A special envoy was sent to Manila to try and secure the release of the hostages. 一名特使被派往马尼拉试图争取人质获释。delegate /ˈdelɪgət, ˈdeləgət/ [countable noun]someone who is sent to an important meeting by a country or organization in order to represent them by speaking for them and voting for them 代表〔指国家或组织派去参加会议并代表他们说话或投票的人〕 I sat next to the Canadian delegate. 我坐在加拿大代表的旁边。delegate to The US delegate to the committee announced a grant of $75 million to help third world countries. 委员会中的美国代表宣布拨出7，500万美元帮助第三世界国家。send a delegate Some local branches have refused to send delegates to the national conference. 一些地方分支机构拒绝派代表去参加全国大会。mouthpiece /ˈmaʊθpiːs/ [countable noun usually singular]a person, organization, or newspaper which only gives the opinions of one person or organization and which does not have anything original to say 代言人；喉舌；传声筒 In 1917 Stalin became editor of Pravda, the official mouthpiece of the Communist Party. 1917年斯大林当了《真理报》的编辑，该报是共产党的官方喉舌。 The Chemical Manufacturers Association is the mouthpiece of the American chemicals industry. 化学品制造商协会是美国化学品工业的喉舌。3 a group of people who go somewhere to represent a country or organization 代表国家或组织去某地的一批人delegation /ˌdelɪˈgeɪʃən, ˌdeləˈgeɪʃən/ [countable noun with singular or plural verb in British English]a team of people who have been sent by an organization or a country to represent them at an important meeting 代表团〔指代表组织或国家参加重要会议的人〕delegation of The health ministers agreed to meet a delegation of heart patients. 卫生部长同意会见心脏病人代表团。delegation from A delegation from Nigeria has arrived to have talks with the British foreign minister. 尼日利亚的一个代表团已抵达，将与英国外交大臣举行会谈。send a delegation Headteachers have sent a delegation to London to ask the government to put more money into education. 中小学校长已派出一个代表团去伦敦，请求政府对教育投入更多的经费。lead a delegation The Dutch Prime Minister led a 12 member economic delegation to Indonesia to discuss future investments in the country. 荷兰首相率领12人的经济代表团到印度尼西亚，商讨将来在该国的投资问题。deputation /ˌdepjɑˈteɪʃən/ [countable noun with singular or plural verb in British English]formala group of people representing a larger group who are sent to talk to a person in authority in order to make a complaint or a request 【正式】代表团〔指被派向当权者投诉或提出请求的一群人〕deputation of A deputation of church leaders has met with the government to discuss the teaching of religion in schools. 教会领导人代表团和政府会晤，商讨在学校里推行宗教教学的事宜。meet/receive a deputation In the morning the minister received a deputation from the National Union of Farmers protesting about the government's plans to cut agricultural subsidies. 早上部长接待了全国农民协会的一个代表团，他们抗议政府削减农业津贴的计划。mission /ˈmɪʃən/ [countable noun with singular or plural verb in British English]a group of people who are sent by their government to another country in order to discuss something 〔官方的〕代表团；外交使团 The French President has sent a mission to the region to try to find a peace formula. 法国总统已派遣外交使团去该地区，试图找到一个和平方案。trade missiona mission to discuss trade 贸易代表团 A British trade mission has arrived in Moscow. 英国贸易代表团已抵达莫斯科。4 someone who officially represents their government 以官方身份代表政府的人diplomat /ˈdɪpləmæt/ [countable noun] Ambassador Thompson is an experienced diplomat who has served in France, South America, and the Middle East. 汤普森大使是位老练的外交官，曾在法国、南美以及中东地区供职。 British and Argentinian diplomats met to discuss peace. 英国与阿根廷双方的外交官会晤共商和平方案。diplomatic /ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk◂/ [adjective only before noun]relating to the people who officially represent their government in a foreign country 外交的 Most members of the European diplomatic community have already left the country as war now seems inevitable. 战争现在看来是不可避免的了，大部分欧洲外交团体的成员已经离开了该国。diplomatic servicethe government department that employs diplomats 外交部门 He joined the diplomatic service and was posted to Ankara. 他加入了政府的外交部门，被派驻安卡拉。diplomatic relationsthe relationship between governments that depends on having diplomats in each others’ countries 外交关系 The governments of Britain and Syria are anxious to re-establish diplomatic relations. 英国和叙利亚政府急于重建外交关系。ambassador /æmˈbæsədəʳ/ [countable noun]a diplomat of the highest rank who is the official representative of their government in a foreign country 大使a British/French/US etc ambassador Sir Auckland Geddes is the British ambassador to Washington, 奥克兰·格迪斯爵士是英国驻华盛顿大使。ambassador to Ms Takahashi was the first Japanese woman ever to be appointed ambassador to a foreign country. 高桥女士是第一位被任命为驻国外大使的日本妇女。embassy /ˈembəsi/ [countable noun]the group of people who are sent to live in a foreign country in order to officially represent their government in that country 大使馆；大使馆全体人员the British/French/American etc embassy Travellers in Spain who are worried about the situation are advised to contact the British Embassy in Madrid. 在西班牙旅行的人如对形势感到担心，建议与位于马德里的英国大使馆联系。 The American Embassy employs 50 local people in administrative positions. 美国大使馆雇用50名当地人担任行政职务。