a representative 代表 a union rep. 工会代表。 ■a sales representative 销售代表,推销员
(repped, repping)
[no obj.]act as a sales representative for a company or product 当销售员,做销售代表 at eighteen she was working for her dad, repping on the road. 18岁时她成了父亲雇员,四处推销产品。
语源
late 19th cent.: abbreviation
rep2 noun
[mass noun](informal)repertory (非正式)保留剧目轮演(制) once, when I was in rep, I learned Iago in three days. 有一次在参加保留剧目轮演演出时,我在三天时间里掌握了演伊阿古这个角色。 ■[count noun]a repertory theatre or company 保留剧目轮演专用剧场(或剧团)
语源
1920s: abbreviation
rep3 (亦作 repp) noun
[mass noun]a fabric with a ribbed surface, used in curtains and upholstery 棱纹平布
语源
mid 19th cent.: from French reps, of unknown ultimate origin
rep4 noun
(N. Amer. informal). short forreputation (北美,非正式)。 reputation 的简称 I don't know why caffeine's suddenly got such a bad rep. 我不知道为什么咖啡因突然得了这么个坏名声。
rep5 noun
(in bodybuilding) a repetition of a set of exercises (健美运动中)一套动作的反复
verb
[with obj.](in knitting patterns) repeat (stitches or part of a design) (编织图案)重复(针法或部分图案) rep the last row. 重复最后一行的图案。