Flares blazing in the Niger Delta or the deserts of Iraq have epitomised the pollution and disruption caused by oil production in developing countries. 尼日尔河三角洲和伊拉克沙漠上的熊熊火光,象征着发展中国家石油生产所带来的污染和破坏。
Any lessening of US forces would risk a power vacuum that might be filled by old rivalries, epitomised by festering Sino-Japanese mistrust. 只要减少美国军队,就有可能带来权力真空,而这种真空可能会被昔日的敌对状态所填补中日之间的猜疑恶化就是其缩影。
Before 2007, this was a sector that epitomised the sense of data fog: timely information about activity was patchy, partly because investor and public interest was extremely low. 2007年前,该领域最能给人以“数据迷雾”感:有关该市场活动的及时信息品质参差不齐,部分原因在于投资者和公众对此兴趣极低。
That sentiment epitomised the behaviour of many technology companies in the late 20th century, from Intel to Oracle and Microsoft. 这种情绪概括了20世纪末很多科技公司的行为,从英特尔到甲骨文(oracle)和微软(microsoft),都是如此。
Before the wall came down, this site epitomised Berlin's state as an urban island. 柏林墙倒塌之前,这个网站作为一个城市岛国缩影柏林的状态。
A man who four years ago epitomised hope will arrive in Charlotte with a campaign that thus far has been about invoking fear. 四年前,奥巴马曾是希望的化身;如今他将抵达夏洛特市,采取的竞选方式却是挑起民众对罗姆尼的担忧。
These opportunities are epitomised by the number of Chinese students studying at Australian Universities. 在澳大利亚大学在读的中国学生人数足以说明他们有这样的机会。
MILAN KUNDERA'S poignant novels epitomised the tragic division of central Europe from the rest of the continent. 米兰•昆德拉的悲情之作极具代表性地描述了中欧地区同其他欧陆国家的分离之痛。
There is more width, epitomised by the sight of both Glen Johnson and Martin Kelly going forward against Fulham. 而且在对富勒姆时,壮神和凯利的进攻,也让我们看到了更多的空档。
Kenny Dalglish believed Steven Gerrard's first XI comeback against Manchester United epitomised the captain's importance for Liverpool. 国王相信杰拉德在以曼联比赛中的首发是一个队长灵魂的体现。
One strand of argument, epitomised by "the spirit level", a book that caused a stir in Britain, suggests that countries with greater disparities of income fare worse on all manner of social indicators, from higher murder rates to lower life expectancy. 其一的代表作堪数轰动英国一时的《精神等级》,该书表明,收入差距较大的国家在各项社会指标上表现均差强人意,如高谋杀率,低寿命等。