representative /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A representative is a person who has been chosen to act or make decisions on behalf of another person or a group of people. 代表; 代理人

  例：

  ...trade union representatives.

  …工会代表们。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A representative is a person whose job is to sell a company's products or services, especially by travelling around and visiting other companies. 销售代理 [正式]

  例：

  She had a stressful job as a sales representative.

  作为一名销售代理，她的工作压力很大。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT In the United States, a representative is a member of the House of Representatives, the less powerful of the two parts of Congress. 众议院议员

  例：

  ...a Republican representative from Wyoming.

  …一位来自怀俄明州的共和党众议员。

• 4. 

  ADJ A representative group consists of a small number of people who have been chosen to make decisions on behalf of a larger group. 代表制的; 代议制的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  The new head of state should be chosen by an 87-member representative council.

  新的国家元首应该由87人组成的代表委员会选出。

• 5. 

  ADJ Someone who is typical of the group to which they belong can be described as representative. 有代表性的

  例：

  He was in no way representative of dog trainers in general.

  他绝不能代表大多数的驯狗师。

• 6. 

  → see also House of Representatives