Word · Frequency #10077
rep
代表（非正式缩写）
informal abbreviation of 'representative'
- 1.
A fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and having a transversely corded or ribbed surface.
一种由丝绸或羊毛或两者混纺制成、表面有横向棱纹的织物。
棱纹平布；一种由丝绸或羊毛或两者混纺制成、表面有横向棱纹的织物。；浪荡子；名声；[化] 物理伦琴当量
In use
She is the sales rep for our region.
The company sent two reps to the conference.
He worked as a union rep for ten years.
rep (for/of sth)
He works as a rep for a pharmaceutical company.
他是一家制药公司的代表。
rep (as a cloth)
The jacket is made of rep.
这件夹克是棱纹平布做的。
Common mistakes
He is rep for the sales team.He is a rep for the sales team.
作为‘代表’时，rep是可数名词，需要冠词a/an或复数形式。
I rep the company at the meeting yesterday.I repped the company at the meeting yesterday.
动词repp的过去时需加-ed，不可用原形表示过去。
We have three rep in our office.We have three reps in our office.
rep作‘代表’时，复数形式为reps，不能省略-s。
Connections
Collocations
- sales rep
- 销售代表
- She works as a sales rep for a pharmaceutical company.她在一家制药公司担任销售代表。
- customer service rep
- 客服代表
- Please contact our customer service rep for assistance.请联系我们的客服代表寻求帮助。
- union rep
- 工会代表
- He was elected as the union rep for his department.他被选为部门的工会代表。
- rep tie
- 棱纹平布领带
- He wore a classic rep tie with his suit.他穿着西装，系了一条经典的棱纹平布领带。
Idioms & figurative uses
- have a rep for
- 以……闻名She has a rep for being always punctual.她以总是守时闻名。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
rep既是representative的缩写（代表），也是一种棱纹平布。想象一个代表穿着棱纹平布西装，两种意思一起记。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：职场、非正式场合 “rep”作为“representative”的非正式缩写，通常用于职场或日常对话中，例如表示销售代表或班级代表。正式写作中应使用完整形式。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常用作representative的缩写
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words rhyming with 'rep' (same stressed vowel): step, pep. Words with similar spelling but different pronunciation: leap, seep.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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