symbolise

英 ['sɪmbəlaɪz]

美 ['sɪmbəlaɪz]

v.  象征; 是…的象征; 代表

第三人称单数：symbolises　过去分词：symbolised　过去式：symbolised　现在分词：symbolising　

TEM8

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柯林斯词典

• → see:symbolize

英英释义

verb

• express indirectly by an image, form, or model
  1. What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?
  Synonym:typifysymbolizestand forrepresent
• represent or identify by using a symbol
  1. The poet symbolizes love in this poem
  2. These painters believed that artists should symbolize
  Synonym:symbolize

双语例句

• In the Middle Ages, men wore them to symbolise their courage and virility.
  中世纪，男人们佩戴钻石，作为勇敢和刚强的象征。
• Irises symbolise friendship, surrounded by a halo of ivy, which stands for endurance and dependence.
  鸢尾花象征友谊，围绕着常春藤&象征忍耐和依赖。
• The spectacular implosion of Long Term Capital Management in 1998 has come to symbolise the perils of excessive speculation.
  长期资本管理公司在1998年轰然内部崩溃，已经成为过度投机危险的象征。
• This can symbolise a feeling of being trapped& or the desire to entice someone into a particular relationship or situation.
  蜘蛛网则是说明了一种被困住的状态，或是想引诱别人进入一种状态或关系的愿望。
• The company has instead come to symbolise the risks shareholders face when they invest in emerging-market entities, even when they come with a London seal of approval.
  相反，该公司体现出股东在投资新兴市场实体时面临的风险，即使在伦敦上市也是如此。
• In Christian art, the dove was used to symbolise the Holy Ghost and was often painted above Christ's head.
  在基督教的艺术中，鸽子常常作为圣灵的标志被画在基督的头顶上方。
• It could be argued that no other film actor has ever come to symbolise so many things: rugged masculinity, the frontier, even America itself.
  可以说，像他那样具多重象征意义的电影演员没有几个：他代表粗犷的男子气概、边境地带，甚至美国本身。
• The domestic pig might well symbolise prosperity to man, so closely knit and tied together were their lives.
  猪给人以一种生活富足的感觉，因此有人认为人与猪合在一起就构成了衣食无忧的生活。
• Instead, the salary rises in Guangdong this week symbolise a broader shift in favour of labour that has accelerated in recent months and is likely to carry on for several years.
  与此相反的是，本周发生在广东省的加薪消息，在最近数月加速了（整体格局）向有利于工人一方的转变，并且极有可能持续数年时间。
• 'The good news is there are many dimensions that symbolise power for men,' said couples therapist Susan Heitler.
  好消息是，男性可以在很多方面中显示出自己的力量，感情心理分析师SusanHeitler如是说。