单词 | misrepresent |
释义 | misrepresent (mɪsreprɪzent ) Word forms: misrepresents , misrepresenting , misrepresented verb If someone misrepresents a person or situation, they give a wrong or inaccurate account of what the person or situation is like. He said that the press had misrepresented him as arrogant and bullying. [V n as adj] Hollywood films misrepresented us as drunks, maniacs and murderers. [VERB noun + as] Keynes deliberately misrepresented the views of his opponents. [VERB noun] The spokesman said that the extent of the current strike is being misrepresented. [VERB noun] Synonyms: distort, disguise, pervert, belie misrepresentation (mɪsreprɪzenteɪʃən )Word forms: misrepresentations variable noun I wish to point out your misrepresentation of the facts. [+ of] The programme's researchers are guilty of bias and misrepresentation. Collocations: misrepresent the truth There's nothing wrong with talking points, but when the talking points are designed to disguise or misrepresent the truth, that's wrong. Christianity Today All the victims accused church officials of having 'passed the buck, misrepresented the truth, engaged in cover-up and shamelessly procrastinated'. Times, Sunday Times In the extreme case, red top tabloids have been accused of lying or misrepresenting the truth to increase circulation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He misrepresented the truth on several occasions and the entirely truthful majority of his statements won him few advocates in the country at large, where he remained almost universally despised. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 曲解 Japanese: 誤って伝える |
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