exemplify

verb

OPAL W

/ɪɡˈzemplɪfaɪ/

[often passive] (formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they exemplify	/ɪɡˈzemplɪfaɪ/ /ɪɡˈzemplɪfaɪ/
he / she / it exemplifies	/ɪɡˈzemplɪfaɪz/ /ɪɡˈzemplɪfaɪz/
past simple exemplified	/ɪɡˈzemplɪfaɪd/ /ɪɡˈzemplɪfaɪd/
past participle exemplified	/ɪɡˈzemplɪfaɪd/ /ɪɡˈzemplɪfaɪd/
-ing form exemplifying	/ɪɡˈzemplɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ɪɡˈzemplɪfaɪɪŋ/

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exemplify something to be a typical example of something是…的典型（或典范、榜样）
- Her early work is exemplified in her book, ‘A Study of Children's Minds’.她的《儿童思维研究》一书是她早期的代表作。
- His food exemplifies Italian cooking at its best.他的菜肴体现了意大利烹饪的精髓。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- clearly
- perfectly
- well
- …
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exemplify something to give an example in order to make something clearer举例说明；例证；例示 synonym illustrate
- She exemplified each of the points she was making with an amusing anecdote.她的每一个论点都用一个逸闻趣事来说明。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- clearly
- perfectly
- well
- …
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Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin exemplificare, from Latin exemplum ‘sample’, from eximere ‘take out’, from ex- ‘out’ + emere ‘take’.