词汇 | epitomizing |
释义 | epitomizing present participle ofepitomize epitomize verb[ T ] (UK usuallyepitomise)uk /ɪˈpɪt.ə.maɪz/ us /ɪˈpɪt̬.ə.maɪz/ to be a perfect example of a quality or type of thing: 是…的典型;成为…的典范 With little equipment and unsuitable footwear, she epitomizes the inexperienced and unprepared mountain walker.她几乎没有带任何装备,穿的鞋也不合适,是一个典型的缺乏经验、准备不足的徒步登山者。 Synonyms encapsulate typify Typifying, illustrating and exemplifying analogy archetypal archetypically be someone all overidiom betoken genre instantiate mirror Mr Mrs on-brand sum summation symbolic symbolization symbolize symptomatic territory translate trust Examples of epitomizingepitomizing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Then the role of religion, education and law and order are discussed as qualities epitomizing respectability. In another, it embodies all that is selfish, vindictive, and anti-social within human communities, epitomizing treachery and disharmony in societies that strive for unity and neighbourliness. The next three chapters explore reported speech as a conversational resource, particularly for constructing "portraits" of contrastive selves, for summarizing, dramatizing, crediting or discrediting, and epitomizing (96-98). It is a work epitomizing the "materia medica" known at the time. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Date palms were planted on the top deck of the moon boat, creating a hanging garden, and thus epitomizing oases in the desert. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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