英语词汇“exemplify”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINexemplify

Origin:

1400-1500 Medieval Latin exemplificare, from Latin exemplum; ➔ EXAMPLE

VERB TABLE

exemplify

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	exemplify
	he, she, it	exemplifies
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	exemplified
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have exemplified
	he, she, it	has exemplified
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had exemplified
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will exemplify
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have exemplified

Continuous Form
Present	I	am exemplifying
	he, she, it	is exemplifying
	you, we, they	are exemplifying
Past	I, he, she, it	was exemplifying
	you, we, they	were exemplifying
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been exemplifying
	he, she, it	has been exemplifying
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been exemplifying
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be exemplifying
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been exemplifying

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Moore's case exemplifies the difficulty in diagnosing unusual illnesses.
The modern spirit of revolt was best exemplified by the work of Kafka and Freud.
This court exemplifies the values of fairness and justice.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

A general concept can be exemplified by any number of particular instances which need not stand in any causal relation with each other.
Animals can also exemplify human characteristics.
The Titans' rebellion against the legitimate rule of Zeus was exemplified in their killing and eating Dionysos.
These men exemplify Main Street Republicanism.
This means that we can ignore one row of A; we exemplify this below.

Longman Language Activatora typical example of something► example

something that you mention because it is typical of the kind of thing that you are talking about: · There are many ways in which technology has changed our lives. The car is an obvious example.example of: · The church is an interesting example of the Gothic style.· This painting is a typical example of Picasso's work in his Blue Period.give an example: · Attitude problems? Can you give me an example?a good/typical/classic example: · Some activities are too expensive for poorer children to take part in. Horseriding is a good example.· Max is a classic example of a man who can't control his ambition.a prime example (=an example of something or someone you do not like): · Hitler, Mussolini, Franco: all prime examples of men hungry for power.a shining example (=an example of something you admire): · The school is a shining example of what parent-teacher co-operation can achieve.

► case

an example of something that happens, especially something bad: case of: · There have been some cases of women employees being fired because they are pregnant.in one case/in some cases/in every case: · In one case a man was charged $2000 for a simple medical check-up.a classic case (=a very typical case): · Recent government spending on schools is a classic case of too little, too late.in somebody's case: · Seat belts are supposed to prevent serious injury, but they didn't work in my case.

► instance

an example of a particular kind of situation or event: · Some users of Ecstasy have actually died, but such instances are very rare.instance of: · Another instance of Charles's outspokenness was his attack on his sister's choice of husband.in some instances: · The grey suit has been replaced in some instances with pink trousers and sandals.

► exemplify

if a particular person, situation, or type of behaviour exemplifies something, it is a typical example of it: · This court exemplifies the values of fairness and justice.· The modern spirit of revolt was best exemplified by the work of Kafka and Freud.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► as

· Two episodes in particular are mentioned by Mrs Whitehouse as exemplifying the series' worst qualities.· There are animals rights issues, as exemplified by the SCID-mice.· The tension was exemplified as early as July 1950 when bilateral political-military conversations were held in Washington.· The sort of scholarship which predominated was textual scholarship, as exemplified by Percy Simpson's monumental edition of Ben Jonson.

► best

· This is best exemplified in the ambiguous, or sometimes non-existent, aims and objectives of schools.· The diagnostic purpose is particularly important and is best exemplified by a discussion of miscue analysis.· The example of Coventry perhaps best exemplifies the dovetailing of pre-war concerns with the effects of the blitz.

NOUN► approach

· This paper exemplifies the main bottom-up approach used in this field, and also uses higher-level context.· Video programmes exemplifying optimal approaches to particular customer relations problems are being developed, together with a training package by structured practice.· Lastly, Ingolstadt is used to exemplify the approach that could be adopted in an historically important and attractive city centre.

► problem

· Our 1992 campaign exemplified this problem.· This unfortunate man exemplifies many of the problems of mentally disordered offenders.

► work

· The contribution now made by physical geographers to international cooperation and research is exemplified in the work of D.E.· Research investigations were exemplified by work by C.A.M.