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单词 misrepresent
释义
misrepresent
verb[T]
uk
/ˌmɪs.rep.rɪˈzent/us
/ˌmɪs.rep.rɪˈzent/
todescribefalselyanidea,opinion, orsituation, often inorderto get anadvantage:
不如实地叙述（或说明）；误传；歪曲；诈称
Sheaccusedheropponentsofdeliberatelymisrepresenting herasanextremist.她指责对手故意诬陷她是极端分子。
I'vegrownused to myviewsbeing misrepresented in thepress.我已经对新闻界歪曲我的观点习以为常了。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to say something not true in order to deceive
  • lieAll she does is lie - you can't believe a word she says.
  • tell a lieI cannot tell a lie: I chopped down the cherry tree.
  • lie through your teethHe lied through his teeth that he didn't go to the cinema, though he was still holding the ticket stub in his hand as he said it.
  • fibI don't like fibbing, but I didn't want to hurt his feelings by saying his gift was awful.
  • misleadI'm afraid you've been misled. She is, in fact, married.
  • deludeHe's deluding himself if he thinks that he's getting that promotion.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Lies, lying & hypocrisy
  • a pack of liesidiom
  • artifice
  • bad faith
  • black is whiteidiom
  • cakeism
  • canard
  • falsehood
  • falsification
  • feedsomeonea lineidiom
  • fib
  • fiction
  • lie
  • myth
  • mythologically
  • mythologize
  • perjure
  • venality
  • weasel words
  • white lie
  • whopper
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(Definition ofmisrepresentfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

misrepresent| American Dictionary

misrepresent
verb[T]
us
/mɪsˌrep·rɪˈzent/
torepresentsomething or someonefalsely, often inordertoobtainanadvantage:
He misrepresentedfactsabout hislegalexperienceon hisapplication.
(Definition ofmisrepresentfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

misrepresent| Business English

misrepresent
verb[T]
LAW
uk
/ˌmɪsreprɪˈzent/us
to givefalseinformationabout something or someone, often inorderto get anadvantage:
Shebelievesthat the defendant'slawyersmisrepresented thesituation.
be misrepresented (by sb/in sth)Themonetarypolicyhas been misrepresented in thepress.
misrepresent information/data/the factsShareholdersclaimedthat thecompanyconcealedor misrepresentedfinancialinformation.
misrepresent yourself (as sth)Atage20 he misrepresented himself as anexperiencedbusinessman, making millions ofdollars.
(Definition ofmisrepresentfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmisrepresent

misrepresent
Indeed, group analyses largely misrepresented the types of change parents' communication underwent, and how they might relate to children's development.
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By transferring control of the productive resource to the host country, the agent will have stronger economic incentives not tomisrepresentits private information.
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This example, though exaggerated, illustrates that the interpretation of nonverbal cues is at best imperfect, and at worst may completelymisrepresentthe patient's wishes.
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In other words, under a high degree of media openness, it becomes very unlikely that states' capability and resolve can be misrepresented or disguised.
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But just to dwell on its flaws is tomisrepresentand underrate this book.
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Theories can be harmful if used tomisrepresentthe extent of knowledge or to limit the breath of study.
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However, even this historical perspective wouldmisrepresentpsychologists' interest in the self, for it recognizes only studies that explicitly examine individual identity and coherence.
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In many cases, men who misrepresented their identities at the polls simply could not be found after the election was held.
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It is great when you can cite yourself as the authority, and even better when you can do so without misrepresenting entire sub-disciplines.
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For many years, the formalists have been able to avoid misrepresenting the positions of the connectionists and the functionalists by simply ignoring their existence.
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The views of those they discuss are misrepresented, frequently egregiously.
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Consequently, asymmetry of information between borrower and lender provides the former with an incentive tomisrepresentactual productivity in an effort to reduce his payment.
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He was worried, too, that what he had said would be misrepresented.
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Many aspects of modern life had previously been disregarded or misrepresented in traditional teaching materials.
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Such a framework misrepresents the ways in which age-related processes are integral to the structuring and reproduction of inequality.
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