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

• 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；
• The mess that boutaris is tackling and the overwhelming need to take action now epitomizes the problems facing Europe.
  布塔利斯眼前的这团乱麻以及必须立即采取行动的紧迫性正是整个欧洲面临的问题的缩影。
• 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。
• David Bradford is a photographer and New York City taxi driver, who epitomizes the concept of carrying a camera during regular day-to-day activities.
  作为一位摄影师，同时又是一位纽约市的出租车司机，戴维？布拉福德每天干活时总是带着一个相机。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The Pentium ⅲ epitomizes this shift.
  PentiumⅢ集中体现了这一变化。
• Tsongkhapa is the Tibetan Buddhism Gelug sects founder, is the Tibetan Buddhism thought epitomizes, is also one of the most important characters in the Tibetan Buddhism history.
  宗喀巴是藏传佛教格鲁派的创始人，是藏传佛教思想的集大成者，也是藏传佛教历史上最重要的人物之一。