Something that typifies a particular group of things shows all the characteristics that you would usually expect from it作为…典型;具有…的典型特征
With his blond, blue-eyed athletic looks, he typifies the all-American boy next door.他有着典型的美国邻家男孩的形象:金发碧眼和运动型身材。
to be characteristic of something代表;是…的特征
His latest book reflects the old preoccupations with sex and religion that typify much of his work.他的新书反映了人们历来对于性和宗教的关注,这也是他大部分作品的特点。