epitomizes

英 [ɪˈpɪtəmaɪzɪz]

美 [ɪˈpɪtəmaɪzɪz]

v.  成为…的典范(或典型)
epitomize的第三人称单数

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

双语例句

• If one company epitomizes the concern of Australian regulators, it is CNOOC itself.
  如果有一家公司的情况能够概括说明澳方监管人员所有的担忧，那就是CNOOC了。
• While her majesty extends assistance in many ways and through diverse development schemes, it is her promotion of traditional arts and crafts that best epitomizes her endeavours.
  王后殿下利用各种方式协助多项计划的实施，她的贡献正是对传统手工艺术的宣传和发展。
• She epitomizes all the good qualities of this company.
  在她身上体现了这个公司一切的优良品质。
• His failure epitomizes that of the whole movement.
  他的失败代表了整个运动的失败。
• Jessica Alba epitomizes casual cool in her laid-back but lovely Tory Burch peacoat.
  杰西卡·阿尔芭随性可爱的托里·伯奇厚呢短大衣凸显了她休闲的着装特点。
• This strike epitomizes what is wrong with industrial relations in this country.
  此次罢工为这个国家在劳资关系方面问题的缩影。
• Wang Shucheng, minister of water resources, said the success epitomizes the comprehensive improvement in the flood-control capacity of China's major rivers and the rapid development of the country's water conservancy works.
  水利部部长汪恕诚说，这是中国大江大河防洪能力全面提高、水利建设加速发展的一个缩影。
• Flying first-class, according to him, epitomizes extravagance.
  他认为乘飞机头等舱是典型的浪费。
• France epitomizes the real problem with the single currency: the inability of nations with high and rising production costs to adjust their currencies so that their products remain competitive in world markets.
  法国是欧元所面临问题的缩影：那些生产成本高昂并持续增长的国家无法通过调整本币汇率来保持产品在国际市场上的竞争力。
• The Pentium ⅲ epitomizes this shift.
  PentiumⅢ集中体现了这一变化。