embody
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++em·bod·y /ɪmˈbɒdi $ ɪmˈbɑːdi/ ●○○ verb (embodied, embodying, embodies) [transitive] 1 EXPRESSto be a very good example of an idea or quality 代表，体现〔思想或品质〕 SYN represent She embodies everything I admire in a teacher. 她具备了我所钦佩的教师该具备的一切素质。2 formalINCLUDE to include something 包括，收录 The latest model embodies many new improvements. 最新的款式包含了许多新的改进。→ See Verb table
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embody• Mrs. Miller embodies everything I admire in a teacher.• His centrist, compromising instincts, embodied in the New Democrat covenant, alienated core constituencies while failing to impress opponents.• The central dilemma of the war was embodied in these considerations.• The limits on nuclear weapons are embodied in two treaties from the 1970s.• They are defined principally by what they embody on an imaginative level.• Or it may be that these animals somehow embody that peculiar quality of untamed wildness that readers admire and appreciate.• Gaia embodies the archaic Earth, from its earliest moments, through the times of the hunter-gatherers.• In many ways, the poll tax embodies the attitude which dismisses our interdependence, and therefore our obligations towards each other.• We have embodied the highest possible standards in our ethical codes.em·bod·y verbChineseSyllable
example a good idea very of to be an Corpus
embody
em‧bod‧y /ɪmˈbɒdi $ ɪmˈbɑːdi/
verb (past tense and past participle embodied, present participle embodying, third person singular embodies) [transitive]
1. to be a very good example of an idea or quality
SYN represent:
She embodies everything I admire in a teacher.
2. formal to include something:
The latest model embodies many new improvements.
em‧bod‧y /ɪmˈbɒdi $ ɪmˈbɑːdi/
verb (past tense and past participle embodied, present participle embodying, third person singular embodies) [transitive]1. to be a very good example of an idea or quality
SYN represent:
2. formal to include something: