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

• It will misrepresent SU Bi's image with either an absolute positive or negative understanding of "arrogant soul".
  绝对正面或绝对负面地理解灵魂高傲，都容易误解苏比的人物形象。
• 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。
• 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。
• But such assessments can misrepresent the scale and nature of the water crisis on the continent because the water stress index overestimates water demand and misrepresents freshwater supply.
  但是这种评估可能错误地估计非洲大陆的水危机的规模和实质，因为水胁迫指数高估了水需求，而且扭曲了淡水供应。
• 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。
• However, it have occurred from time to time that some accounting firms misrepresent, mislead investors and fraud to cater for the listing Corporation "special needs" and cover up the real financial situation.
  但是，一些会计师事务所为了迎合某些上市公司的特殊需要，掩盖上市公司生产与经营的财务真实现状，虚假陈述，误导股民，造假的现象时有发生。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• If they come to a clump, I know nothing about biology, so if I misrepresent something, let me know.
  如果他们碰到一个土块，我不懂生物，如果我说错了就告诉我啊。