misrepresent
verb🔊/ˌmɪsˌreprɪˈzent/
🔊/ˌmɪsˌreprɪˈzent/
[often passive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they misrepresent | 🔊/ˌmɪsˌreprɪˈzent/ 🔊/ˌmɪsˌreprɪˈzent/ |
| he / she / it misrepresents | 🔊/ˌmɪsˌreprɪˈzents/ 🔊/ˌmɪsˌreprɪˈzents/ |
| past simple misrepresented | 🔊/ˌmɪsˌreprɪˈzentɪd/ 🔊/ˌmɪsˌreprɪˈzentɪd/ |
| past participle misrepresented | 🔊/ˌmɪsˌreprɪˈzentɪd/ 🔊/ˌmɪsˌreprɪˈzentɪd/ |
| -ing form misrepresenting | 🔊/ˌmɪsˌreprɪˈzentɪŋ/ 🔊/ˌmɪsˌreprɪˈzentɪŋ/ |
to give information about somebody/something that is not true or complete so that other people have the wrong impression about them/it 误传；不实报道；歪曲 - misrepresent somebody/something
He felt that the book misrepresented his opinions. 他觉得这本书歪曲了他的观点。 🔊🔊 Think carefully about what you say: your views could be easily misrepresented by the press. 仔细考虑你要说的话：你的看法会很容易被新闻界歪曲。 - misrepresent somebody/something as something
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。 🔊🔊 - misrepresent what, how, etc…
The report misrepresented what the group believes. 这个报告歪曲了小组成员的看法。 🔊🔊
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- grossly
- seriously
- completely
- …
- as
- be widely misrepresented
- misrepresent somebody/something