over-represent
- include a disproportionately large number of (a particular category);form a disproportionately large percentage
verb: over-represent, 3rd person present: over-represents, gerund or present participle: over-representing, past tense: over-represented, past participle: over-represented
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動詞
- 1. include a disproportionately large number of (a particular category) using telephone owners as the sampling list would seriously over-represent the better off
- ▪ form a disproportionately large percentage women are over-represented in fields such as education, English, and psychology