typifies

英 [ˈtɪpɪfaɪz]

美 [ˈtɪpɪfaɪz]

v.  作为…的典型; 是…的典范; 成为…的特征
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柯林斯词典

• VERB 是…的典型;代表
  If something or someonetypifiesa situation or type of thing or person, they have all the usual characteristics of it and are a typical example of it.
  1. 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。
  2. …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
  3. …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

双语例句

• In this picture the sword typifies war and the pen typifies culture.
  在这幅画里，剑代表战争，笔代表文化。
• She typifies the bored housewife.
  她是那种百无聊赖的家庭主妇的典型。
• That spirit typifies our American family.
  这一家人的精神就是全部美国家庭的写照。
• The ruthlessness that typifies his way of doing business.
  他做事一贯那么鲁莽。
• The bank typifies many of the problems facing the industry.
  美国银行所面临的问题在金融业颇具代表性。
• That of France typifies the Assessor System, mainly adopted by countries of continental law.
  参审制主要为大陆法系国家所采用，以法国为代表。
• The second typifies the prevailing Romantic conception of the poetic mind.
  第二个比喻代表当前盛行的浪漫派关于诗的见解。
• It typifies the changes seen in many western towns that once were sleepy backwaters based on mining or timber.
  它是许多原本死水一潭的基于矿业或林业经济的西部城镇变革的典型。
• The archaeology of memory is one of the late works that typifies the style of Qiu zhijie, a world-renowned artist in conceptual images.
  《记忆考古》是国际著名的观念影像艺术家邱志杰较新的代表作之一。
• The white carnation is preferred because I think it typifies some of the virtues of motherhood;
  选择白色康乃馨是因为我认为它象征着母亲的一些美德；