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

• 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。
• A Low Individualism ranking typifies societies of a more collectivist nature with close ties between individuals.
  低个人主义（集体主义）文化指组织更强调个体之间紧密的联系。
• Located in the industrial city of Baotou, a megacity built on mining, the campus typifies the overstretched state of China's colleges, particularly academically average ones.
  该校座落于以矿业为主的城市包头，是中国高校尤其是那些普通院校扩招的典型代表。
• 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。
• 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。
• Anna Forbes, the hardheaded barrister in This Life typifies the successful 1990s working woman.
  安娜福布斯在剧中是位精明的大律师，这一角色堪称90年代成功职业女性的典范。
• 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。
• 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 Glenlivet is a perfectly balanced Speyside malt that exhibits the delicacy softness that typifies the region's whiskies.
  格兰威特苏格兰麦芽威士忌口感平衡，醇美柔和，浑然天成，是苏格兰斯贝塞地区麦芽威士忌的代表。
• She typifies the bored housewife.
  她是那种百无聊赖的家庭主妇的典型。