typify
['tɪp.ɪ.faɪ] verb transitive [not continuous]
■Something which typifies a particular group of things shows all the characteristics that you would usually expect from it 作为…典型；具有…的典型特征•With her cropped hair and her mannish clothes, she typifies the sort of feminist often feared by men.她留着短发，穿着男性化，是那种令男人望而生畏的女权主义者的典型。 ■to be characteristic of something 代表；是…的特征•His latest book reflects the old preoccupations with sex and religion that typify much of his work.他的新书反映人们历来对于性和宗教的关注，这也是他大部分作品的特点。 |