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epitomize

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++e·pit·o·mize (also epitomise British English) /ɪˈpɪtəmaɪz/ verb [transitive]  TYPICALto be a very typical example of something 的典型[典范] This building epitomizes the spirit of the nineteenth century. 这栋建筑体现了19世纪的时代精神。→ See Verb table
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epitomizeBut the group dynamic during the wrangle between Rice and Knickerbocker epitomized Black Mountain at its most dystopian.Wired, the San Francisco-based magazine that has come to epitomize cyberspace culture, is considering an initial public offering.This option is the one epitomized in the writings of John Hick.Freni traditionally epitomized poignancy and lyric charm, tinged with a measure of sensuality.Cass Avenue epitomizes the city's economic and social depression.The auto assembly line epitomizes the conditions that contribute to employee dissatisfaction.His poems epitomize the feelings of the generation of soldiers that fought in World War I.His career epitomizes the interactions between the obligations of patron and client and the public service under the old administrative system.And that the word AM0R was the reverse in spelling of R0MA seemed marvelously to epitomize the sense of the contrast.
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epitomize
epitomize (also epitomise British English) /ɪˈpɪtəmaɪz/ verb [transitive]
to be a very typical example of something:
    This building epitomizes the spirit of the nineteenth century.


epit·om·ize (BrE also epit·om·ise) BrE /ɪˈpɪtəmaɪz/ 🔊NAmE /ɪˈpɪtəmaɪz/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they epitomize BrE /ɪˈpɪtəmaɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪˈpɪtəmaɪz/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it epitomizes BrE /ɪˈpɪtəmaɪzɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪˈpɪtəmaɪzɪz/ 🔊past simple epitomized BrE /ɪˈpɪtəmaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪˈpɪtəmaɪzd/ 🔊past participle epitomized BrE /ɪˈpɪtəmaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪˈpɪtəmaɪzd/ 🔊 -ing form epitomizing BrE /ɪˈpɪtəmaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪˈpɪtəmaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to be a perfect example of sth 成为…的典范(或典型)The fighting qualities of the team are epitomized by the captain. 这个队的战斗精神从队长身上体现出来。🔊🔊These movies seem to epitomize the 1950s. 这些影片似乎就是 20 世纪 50 年代的缩影。🔊🔊