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

• On her second birthday ( which she spent in the orphanage), the Stricklands posed for a family portrait, each clutching a donut, to symbolise their bond with the baby.
  她在孤儿院过2岁生日的当天，斯特里克兰家照了张全家福，每人手里都抓着个甜甜圈，象征他们与甜甜圈宝宝的亲情关系。
• Tattooing of the body was traditionally used to symbolise ones family lineage and today this art form is again becoming popular.
  纹身被用来表明家庭世系，如今又重新风行起来。很多岛民会把他们的亲戚埋葬在庭院里。
• 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。
• 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。
• On the final day of the New Year, families gather to make round dumplings shaped like the full moon to symbolise family reunion and perfection.
  在新年的最后一天，全家人聚在一起包饺子，饺子形状似满月，寓意全家团圆美满。
• 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。
• Some believe that: It can convey warmth, assurance, stimulate the appetite, symbolise health, stimulates the mind and provides emotional lift.
  有的认为：它可以传达温馨、保证、刺激食欲，象征健康，激发思想、情感提供电梯。
• So the museum's first room, A Hall in 1630, is decorated with evergreens ( a pagan symbol of hope and fertility that early Christians adoped to symbolise everlasting life).
  因此，博物馆的第一个房间，1630年的大厅，用常青树装饰（早期基督徒采用这一异教徒的希望与多产符号象征永生）。
• In Hinduism the patterns of the peacocks feathers, resembling eyes, symbolise And stars.
  在印度教中，孔雀羽毛上像眼睛的图案代表星星。
• 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。