typify

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++typ·i·fy /ˈtɪpɪfaɪ/ verb (typified, typifying, typifies) [transitive] 1 TYPICALto be a typical example of something 是…的典型 the features which typify a Scottish Highland landscape 苏格兰高地典型的地貌特征 non-violent protest, typified by Gandhi 以甘地为典型代表的非暴力抗议2 TYPICALto be a typical part or feature of something 是…的典型部分；是…的典型特征 the long complicated sentences that typify legal documents 法律文件中典型的、冗长复杂的句子→ See Verb table

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typify• The process of reproduction is still conspicuously missing from most discussions of economic affairs, as the following passage typifies.• This is not only normal, it is healthy and should typify any marriage or engagement regardless of age.• Expert systems are typified by logical functions such as rules, concepts, and calculations.• None of the male characters is initially typified by reference to physical characteristics in this way.• A voluntary sense of duty or obligation typifies developed moral feelings.• Mrs Maugham's attitude towards the television typified her whole moral outlook.• This letter typifies his loyalty and consideration.• Already we have that dichotomy between words and deeds that typifies hypocrisy, and which runs throughout the play.• Phyllis typifies suburban housewives.• At that time, the building could have been said to typify the dereliction of the whole London docks area.• Confidence in the future used to typify the Republican party.• Burke's arrogance seems to typify this government's approach.typified by• This was a study of life in Muncie, Indiana, and typified by an eclecticism of data sources.• Expert systems are typified by logical functions such as rules, concepts, and calculations.• None of the male characters is initially typified by reference to physical characteristics in this way.• And there was the pervading atmosphere of blindness and complacency in Washington, typified by some leading congressional Republicans.• Farmhouse style kitchens are typified by stripped pine, bare brick and perhaps a dresser.• This is typified by the extreme positions of the Black Paperites and the neo-Marxist Freeschoolers and Deschoolers.• Their remarkable development since then is typified by their disappointment at not winning a game they dominated with excellent football.• They always seem to live somewhere in the north as typified by this quotation from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.