misrepresent

英 [ˌmɪsˌreprɪˈzent]

美 [ˌmɪsˌreprɪˈzent]

v.  误传; 不实报道; 歪曲

过去分词：misrepresented　现在分词：misrepresenting　过去式：misrepresented　复数：misrepresents　第三人称单数：misrepresents　

IELTSGRE

Collins.1 / BNC.18914 / COCA.16251

牛津词典

verb

• 误传；不实报道；歪曲
  to give information about sb/sth that is not true or complete so that other people have the wrong impression about them/it
  1. He felt that the book misrepresented his opinions.
     他觉得这本书歪曲了他的观点。
  2. In the article she was misrepresented as an uncaring mother.
     这篇文章把她歪曲成一名缺少爱心的母亲。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 误述;对…作不准确的叙述;歪曲
  If someonemisrepresentsa person or situation, they give a wrong or inaccurate account of what the person or situation is like.
  1. He said that the press had misrepresented him as arrogant and bullying...
     他说新闻媒体把他歪曲成了一个傲慢而又霸道的人。
  2. Hollywood films misrepresented us as drunks, maniacs and murderers...
     好莱坞电影把我们歪曲成酒鬼、疯子和杀人凶手。
  3. Keynes deliberately misrepresented the views of his opponents...
     凯恩斯故意歪曲了反对者的观点。
  4. The spokesman said that the extent of the current strike is being misrepresented.
     发言人说目前罢工的程度正被人误传。

英英释义

verb

• represent falsely
  1. This statement misrepresents my intentions
  Synonym:belie
• tamper, with the purpose of deception
  1. Fudge the figures
  2. cook the books
  3. falsify the data
  Synonym:fudgemanipulatefakefalsifycookwangle

双语例句

• But these pieties misrepresent the true nature of an investment bank just as surely as the SEC did.
  但这些虔诚的告白就像证交会的行为一样，绝对没有真实反映一家投行的本质。
• If they come to a clump, I know nothing about biology, so if I misrepresent something, let me know.
  如果他们碰到一个土块，我不懂生物，如果我说错了就告诉我啊。
• It will misrepresent SU Bi's image with either an absolute positive or negative understanding of "arrogant soul".
  绝对正面或绝对负面地理解灵魂高傲，都容易误解苏比的人物形象。
• It's a shame the way that the media can twist your words and misrepresent you
  媒体歪曲他人言论、曲解他人意图的做法真是可耻。
• Analysis and commentary should be labeled and not misrepresent fact or context.
  分析语评论应该标明出处，以避免歪曲事实或语境。
• However they are not allowed to misrepresent or leave out details when requested.
  但是他们不能曲解或漏掉细节要求。
• Basing on the recognition of history, jurisprudence and the current international politics, the author emphasizes the truth: Taiwan is Chinese territory from the ancient, Taiwan problem is Chinese interior entirely, the principle of only one China must not be allowed to misrepresent.
  基于对历史、法理和当代国际政治的认知，强调了以下事实：台湾自古以来就是中国的领土，台湾问题完全是中国的内政，一个中国原则不容歪曲和篡改。
• For the asymmetric information situation, proposes a coordination contract revenue sharing costs, effectively drawing up the recovery of operating costs retailers misrepresent their self-interest behavior.
  针对非对称信息情况，提出一种收益费用共享协调契约，有效地抑制了零售商谎报其回收运营成本的利己行为。
• The nature of the Internet allows people to freely misrepresent themselves and pretend to be someone or something they're not.
  网际网路的本质让人得以任意捏造自己的故事，冒充他人或冒用别种身分。
• But such assessments can misrepresent the scale and nature of the water crisis on the continent because the water stress index overestimates water demand and misrepresents freshwater supply.
  但是这种评估可能错误地估计非洲大陆的水危机的规模和实质，因为水胁迫指数高估了水需求，而且扭曲了淡水供应。