misrepresent

英 [ˌmɪsˌreprɪˈzent]

美 [ˌmɪsˌreprɪˈzent]

v.  误传; 不实报道; 歪曲

过去分词：misrepresented　现在分词：misrepresenting　过去式：misrepresented　复数：misrepresents　第三人称单数：misrepresents　

IELTSGRE

Collins.1 / BNC.18914 / COCA.16251

牛津词典

verb

• 误传；不实报道；歪曲
  to give information about sb/sth that is not true or complete so that other people have the wrong impression about them/it
  1. He felt that the book misrepresented his opinions.
     他觉得这本书歪曲了他的观点。
  2. In the article she was misrepresented as an uncaring mother.
     这篇文章把她歪曲成一名缺少爱心的母亲。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 误述;对…作不准确的叙述;歪曲
  If someonemisrepresentsa person or situation, they give a wrong or inaccurate account of what the person or situation is like.
  1. He said that the press had misrepresented him as arrogant and bullying...
     他说新闻媒体把他歪曲成了一个傲慢而又霸道的人。
  2. Hollywood films misrepresented us as drunks, maniacs and murderers...
     好莱坞电影把我们歪曲成酒鬼、疯子和杀人凶手。
  3. Keynes deliberately misrepresented the views of his opponents...
     凯恩斯故意歪曲了反对者的观点。
  4. The spokesman said that the extent of the current strike is being misrepresented.
     发言人说目前罢工的程度正被人误传。

英英释义

verb

• represent falsely
  1. This statement misrepresents my intentions
  Synonym:belie
• tamper, with the purpose of deception
  1. Fudge the figures
  2. cook the books
  3. falsify the data
  Synonym:fudgemanipulatefakefalsifycookwangle

双语例句

• He said that the press had misrepresented him as arrogant and bullying
  他说新闻媒体把他歪曲成了一个傲慢而又霸道的人。
• Autumn Lake crabs, yellow fat, you misrepresent a package.
  秋季湖蟹，体壮黄肥，包你谗得合不拢嘴。
• Using the statistic'one in eight'makes a strong headline but can dramatically misrepresent individual breast cancer risk.
  利用“1/8”的统计数字可以制成一个醒目的标题，但是可能显著歪曲个人的乳腺癌风险。
• So if there are good reasons why an honest woman might be tempted to misrepresent herself, wouldn't it make sense that an honest man might be tempted to do the same thing?
  所以，如果说一位诚实的女性忍不住诱惑，误说了自己是有充分的理由的，那么一位诚实的男士同样这么做不也就合情合理吗？
• There have been in recent years three scholastic approaches that misrepresent the basic features of "contemporary Chinese literature" and its historical position, losing the sense of history.
  近年来有三种研究倾向不利于把握当代文学的根本特征与历史定位，研究失去了历史感。
• Make certain that headlines, news teases and promotional material, photos, video, audio, graphics, sound bites and quotations do not misrepresent.
  在编辑标题、新闻讽刺和推广材料、照片、视频、音频、图表时，在截取和引用广播同期声时，要确认它们未被曲解。
• For the asymmetric information situation, proposes a coordination contract revenue sharing costs, effectively drawing up the recovery of operating costs retailers misrepresent their self-interest behavior.
  针对非对称信息情况，提出一种收益费用共享协调契约，有效地抑制了零售商谎报其回收运营成本的利己行为。
• But these pieties misrepresent the true nature of an investment bank just as surely as the SEC did.
  但这些虔诚的告白就像证交会的行为一样，绝对没有真实反映一家投行的本质。
• The Securities and Exchange Commission is clear that we did not misrepresent anything, Mr Paulson told investors.
  保尔森告诉投资者：证交会清楚，我们没有对任何事情作出虚假陈述。
• It will misrepresent SU Bi's image with either an absolute positive or negative understanding of "arrogant soul".
  绝对正面或绝对负面地理解灵魂高傲，都容易误解苏比的人物形象。