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

• 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。
• Members shall not make any statements, orally or in writing, that misrepresent the investment performance that they or their firms have accomplished or can reasonably be expected to achieve.
  成员不得以口头或书面形式就其或其公司之投资业绩或预期可能取得之投资业绩作出不实之陈述。
• But these pieties misrepresent the true nature of an investment bank just as surely as the SEC did.
  但这些虔诚的告白就像证交会的行为一样，绝对没有真实反映一家投行的本质。
• 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。
• And so, inevitably, they misunderstand and misrepresent vital elements in it, no matter how great their admiration.
  因此，不管他们多么推崇这些作家的作品，却不可避免地要误解并歪曲这些作品的最主要的成分。
• It's a shame the way that the media can twist your words and misrepresent you
  媒体歪曲他人言论、曲解他人意图的做法真是可耻。
• Keynes deliberately misrepresented the views of his opponents
  凯恩斯故意歪曲了反对者的观点。
• There have been in recent years three scholastic approaches that misrepresent the basic features of "contemporary Chinese literature" and its historical position, losing the sense of history.
  近年来有三种研究倾向不利于把握当代文学的根本特征与历史定位，研究失去了历史感。
• 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。
• 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。