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

• The fourteenth epitomizes Waterville in that it is a tough test but one that is full of appeal.
  第十四沃特维尔的缩影，它是一个严峻的考验，而且是一个上诉的充分。
• He epitomizes the good qualities of his family.
  在他身上集中体现了他家族的优秀品质。
• His experience epitomizes the success story that emerged during the time of pressing needs.
  他的经历是在条件匮乏的年代冒出头来的成功者的写照。
• The Pentium ⅲ epitomizes this shift.
  PentiumⅢ集中体现了这一变化。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• More than any other city in the region, Seattle epitomizes what people know of the Pacific Northwest.
  比区域的任何其他的城市更多，西雅图摘要人们知道什么太平洋西北。
• She epitomizes the loving mother.
  她概括了慈爱的母亲。
• Flying first-class, according to him, epitomizes extravagance.
  他认为乘飞机头等舱是典型的浪费。