epitomize

英 [ɪˈpɪtəmaɪz]

美 [ɪˈpɪtəmaɪz]

v.  成为…的典范(或典型)

过去分词：epitomized　第三人称单数：epitomizes　过去式：epitomized　现在分词：epitomizing　

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Collins.1 / BNC.21542 / COCA.12479

牛津词典

verb

• 成为…的典范（或典型）
  to be a perfect example of sth
  1. The fighting qualities of the team are epitomized by the captain.
     这个队的战斗精神从队长身上体现出来。
  2. These movies seem to epitomize the 1950s.
     这些影片似乎就是20世纪50年代的缩影。

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 epitomise


• VERB 成为…的典范;作为…的缩影
  If you say that something or someoneepitomizesa particular thing, you mean that they are a perfect example of it.
  1. Lyonnais cooking is epitomized by the so-called 'bouchons'.
     被称作bouchon的里昂小餐馆是里昂饮食的缩影。
  2. ...the sleek lift that epitomized the hotel's glossy decor.
     作为酒店浮华装潢之缩影的豪华电梯

英英释义

verb

• embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
  1. The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition
  Synonym:typifyepitomise

双语例句

• What difference does it make if she's a groundbreaking twentieth-century feminist and the writer she values has come to epitomize the English literary tradition?
  如果一位深具开创性的二十世纪女性主义者，景仰的却是象征英国文学传统的作家，会创造出怎样的火花？
• This paper attempts to research the pathos consciousness of Zhuang-zi who is the epitomize of Taoist school in pre-Qin of our country. Zhuang-zi is not only an important thinker but also the richest aesthetic philosopher in the history of china.
  本文尝试对我国先秦道家学派集大成者庄子的悲情意识予以研究。庄子是我国历史上一位重要的思想家，亦是先秦最富有美学意味的哲学家。
• These works epitomize the psychological and existential fashion of the injured people in the Chuan Kang society, and enrich the figure gallery of Zhou Wen's nov-els and modern Chinese novels.
  这些作品集中表现了川康社会被损害者群体的心理和生存方式，并且，丰富了周文小说乃至整个中国现代小说人物画廊。
• The price of the omnipresent crisp, golden loaf seemed to epitomize the rising cost of living and the shortage of cash in consumers'pockets.
  无所不在的松脆的、金色的面包条的价格似乎概括了生活费用上升和消费者口袋里现金短缺的现象。
• Howard's China policies epitomize Australian Government's long-term strategy towards China.
  霍华德任期内的对华政策是澳大利亚政府长期以来对华战略的缩影。
• Brand epitomize a brand symbol from important information of reputation, culture, product, quality, technology and potential of enterprise and shape its variety fame and praise of society to the public so as to product received by customer with brand.
  把企业的信誉、文化、产品、质量、科技、潜力等重要信息凝练成一个品牌符号，着力塑造其广泛社会知名度和美誉度，烙印到公众心里，使产品随着品牌符号走进到消费者心里。
• The dissertation generalize theory of flutter and other wind-generated vibration, and epitomize the pop and the difficult problem of wind engineering.
  总结了颤振和其他风致振动的理论；
• Even as it has come to epitomize a certain kind of urbane civilian cool, green field jackets have given way to camouflage prints in the U.S. Army, and the top brass decided to retire the green service uniform as well.
  尽管它已成为某种城市平民时尚的酷风尚，但是军绿野战服已让位给美国军队的迷彩印花，军队高层也已决定淘汰绿色军服。
• However, this eWEEK slide show is a list of10 important and interesting patents that epitomize IBM's century-long commitment to invention and innovation.
  然而，eWEEK的幻灯片列举了重要和有趣的10个专利的清单，集中体现IBM的长达一个世纪的发明和创新的承诺。
• Singing opera is based on the Western-centric dramas, set instrumental, vocal epitomize, music and drama is the highest integrated form of the classic Western drama on behalf of the arts.
  而西洋歌剧是以歌唱为中心的戏剧，集器乐、声乐、舞美之大成，是音乐与戏剧的最高综合形式，是西方戏剧艺术的经典代表。