embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of;
\\\"The fugue typifies Bach\\\'s style of composition\\\"
造句
用作動(dòng)詞(v.)
For a practice that has come to epitomize unethical business behavior, insider trading has received surprisingly little ethical analysis. 現(xiàn)實(shí)中，內(nèi)幕交易已經(jīng)成為不道德商業(yè)行為的縮影，但奇怪的是，幾乎沒(méi)人對(duì)其進(jìn)行過(guò)倫理分析。
The Summer Season could be said to epitomize all that is traditionally English about England. 英格蘭夏日是傳統(tǒng)英格蘭的縮影，要想定義它，的確是件難事。
常用短語(yǔ)
I shall..in a few pages briefly epitomize what passed.