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

• Basing on the recognition of history, jurisprudence and the current international politics, the author emphasizes the truth: Taiwan is Chinese territory from the ancient, Taiwan problem is Chinese interior entirely, the principle of only one China must not be allowed to misrepresent.
  基于对历史、法理和当代国际政治的认知，强调了以下事实：台湾自古以来就是中国的领土，台湾问题完全是中国的内政，一个中国原则不容歪曲和篡改。
• 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。
• Country-relative indices also tend to misrepresent company size.
  国家相关指数往往还会搞错公司的规模。
• Cultural activists on the grounds that these individual often come from elite sections and are thus likely to misrepresent the desires of the masses.
  那些文化激进人士的活动很可能代表了社会精英阶层，因而很可能扭曲了公众的意愿。
• If the translator is not able to do this, he will misrepresent the original.
  如果译者搞不清这些关系，就会严重歪曲原著的思想内容。
• Keynes deliberately misrepresented the views of his opponents
  凯恩斯故意歪曲了反对者的观点。
• 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。
• 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。
• The nature of the Internet allows people to freely misrepresent themselves and pretend to be someone or something they're not.
  网际网路的本质让人得以任意捏造自己的故事，冒充他人或冒用别种身分。
• 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。