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

• His failure epitomizes that of the whole movement.
  他的失败代表了整个运动的失败。
• The Pentium ⅲ epitomizes this shift.
  PentiumⅢ集中体现了这一变化。
• The Korean situation epitomizes the fundamental danger when rich and poor countries live adjacent to one another.
  朝鲜半岛的局势证明，富国一旦和穷国毗邻，就会有重大的危险。
• 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 wooden-loom Zhuang Hua with hand-woven technology is the only remainder of that epitomizes the achievements of brocade weaving under this special condition.
  木机妆花手工织造工艺便是这一特定条件下形成的集中体现云锦织造成就的唯一遗存。
• 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。
• 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。
• Pollock was an extreme instance, but his failure epitomizes that of many.
  波洛克是个极端的事例，但是他的失败却是许多事例的缩影。
• The summer palace epitomizes the philosophy and practice of Chinese garden design, which played a key role in the development of this cultural form throughout the east;
  颐和园是中国的造园思想和实践的集中体现，而这种思想和实践对整个东方园林艺术文化形式的发展起了关键性的作用；
• Flying first-class, according to him, epitomizes extravagance.
  他认为乘飞机头等舱是典型的浪费。