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

• 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。
• The professionalization of teacher management epitomize "management subject turns into object" and "management object turns into subject".
  教师管理的专业化，集中体现为管理主体客体化和管理客体主体化。
• Taken as a whole, this series of paintings and woodcuts can, to a certain extent, epitomize a period of history.
  总体来看，整个系列的故事在一定程度上可以视为一个时代的缩影。
• 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？
• Will the departure of CEO Howard Stringer, whose stumbles have come to epitomize the struggles of the once-great Sony Corp., turn things around for the media-and-electronics conglomerate?
  霍华德•斯金格在索尼（SonyCorp.）失误连连的首席执行官生涯正是曾经伟大的索尼集团而今艰难处境的缩影，他的下台能换来这个传媒及电子巨头重振雄风的一天吗？
• Demonstrated on the shriveling exterior of the sculpture, the young woman painfully and drastically ages into exhausted elderly woman that reveal time and history that classical sculptures epitomize.
  塑像外表的皱纹，见证年轻女子从花样年华转变成疲惫年迈的妇人的煎熬，典型雕塑顿成时间与历史的缩影。
• In addition, the music and the art of drum epitomize these special comedy characters too.
  另外，川剧的司鼓艺术、帮腔艺术等都体现出独特的喜剧特征。
• 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。
• Though short and concise, song titles epitomize all the important information of the songs and they are very helpful in drawing listeners'attention and disseminating the songs widely among people.
  英文歌曲名称虽然简短，却概括出整首歌曲的重要信息，吸引听众注意力。
• This thesis sets images of monsters in supernatural evil-spirit novels of Ming and Qing as research subjects and tries to epitomize the characteristic and idiosyncrasy of it as a whole.
  本文以明清神魔小说中的妖怪形象为研究对象，试图从总体上归纳明清神魔小说中妖怪形象的特征与特质，探讨其文化意蕴、审美特征和文学功能。