misrepresenting
present participle ofmisrepresent
| 单词 | misrepresenting |
| 释义 | misrepresenting present participle ofmisrepresent misrepresent verb[T] uk/ˌmɪs.rep.rɪˈzent/us/ˌmɪs.rep.rɪˈzent/todescribefalselyanidea,opinion, orsituation, often inorderto get anadvantage: Sheaccusedheropponentsofdeliberatelymisrepresenting herasanextremist. I'vegrownused to myviewsbeing misrepresented in thepress. Lies, lying & hypocrisy
Examplesofmisrepresentingmisrepresenting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It is great when you can cite yourself as the authority, and even better when you can do so withoutmisrepresentingentire sub-disciplines. From theCambridge English Corpus For many years, the formalists have been able to avoidmisrepresentingthe positions of the connectionists and the functionalists by simply ignoring their existence. From theCambridge English Corpus In this particular context, an else-paraphrase would have the unfortunate effect ofmisrepresentingthe intended number, which calls for a focus on plurality of persons. From theCambridge English Corpus In my opinion, such a reunification is not possible withoutmisrepresentingat least one of the recent dominant epistemological traditions. From theCambridge English Corpus Although this seems a very crude polarization,misrepresentingboth parties, it is not inaccurate. From theCambridge English Corpus However, my main message here is that we achieve very little by trivializing andmisrepresentingit. From theCambridge English Corpus However, there is the risk of seriouslymisrepresentingthose details when the metaphor is interpreted literally or when it is used as an a priori explanation of them. From theCambridge English Corpus Shryock is undeterred by the amount of liberty he takes inmisrepresentingfacts. From theCambridge English Corpus While this could lead tomisrepresentingthe true effects of political minority status, such a distortion is likely to be minimal given the small differences between sample and actual population. From theCambridge English Corpus These always make them vulnerable to the danger ofmisrepresentingthe narratives of the subalterns or of exploiting the great afflictions of an unequal global order for their own purposes. From theCambridge English Corpus It seems to me that we can, withoutmisrepresentingthe facts of the matter, say that there is an important sense in which she happens upon the girl she produces. From theCambridge English Corpus However, this is indeed the wrong way to read the book,misrepresentingboth its value and the kind of use which readers will wish to make of it. From theCambridge English Corpus I am happy to compare my record in denouncing lawlessness and violence in any context with the record of those who persist inmisrepresentingus. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He has shown considerable ingenuity, or considerable obtuseness, inmisrepresentingthe views of those from whom he differs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no difficulty at all inmisrepresentingmost statues. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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