1N-UNCOUNT 代表;代理 If a group or person has representation in a parliament or on a committee, someone in the parliament or on the committee supports them and makes decisions on their behalf. 代表;代理
Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens but they have no representation in Congress.
3N-COUNT 描写;描绘;体现;象征 You can describe a picture, model, or statue of a person or thing as a representation of them. 描写;描绘;体现;象征 [formal]
...a lifelike representation of Christ. [+ of]
对基督的生动描绘
Historians looked to artists' representations of the lion to piece together a picture of how the lion once looked.
历史学家寄希望于艺术家对这位名人的描绘,以完整呈现他从前的模样。
4N-PLURAL 投诉;交涉;要求 If you make representations to a government or other official group, you make formal complaints or requests to them. 投诉;交涉;要求 [Also + from]
We have made representations to ministers but they just don't seem to be listening. [+ to]