epitomise
[i'pitəmaiz]
vt. 象征；体现；代表（等于epitomize）
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参考例子
1.Little girls epitomise a patriarchal society's ideal of compliant, docile sexuality.
小女孩体现了父权社会对女性提出的顺从而且性温顺的理想标准。
2.She was 16 when she started modelling in 1966 and by the late 80s the slender adolescent body had come to epitomise female beauty.
她在1966年16岁时开始了模特生涯。至80年代后期，青春期男孩般纤细的身材成为女性美的象征。
3.Probably America's best-known senator, Mr Kennedy had a lengthy career and for many came to epitomise the liberal wing of the Democratic Party.
可能是美国最著名的参议员，肯尼迪先生有一个漫长的职业生涯，是民主党自由派的典范。
英文解释
v.
1.embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of