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
BNC.11633
柯林斯词典
- → see:symbolize
英英释义
verb
- express indirectly by an image, form, or model
- What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?
- represent or identify by using a symbol
- The poet symbolizes love in this poem
- These painters believed that artists should 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。 - Painted tattoos symbolise hardship and tears of joy, while banana seed beads count how long the men were away.
彩绘的纹身象征着苦难与喜悦的泪水，而用香蕉种子作成珠子的数目，代表着男人远征到多远的地方。 - 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。 - The act is reminiscent of tossing money into ponds for good luck, or the trend for couples to attach` love padlocks` to bridges and fences to symbolise lasting romance.
这使人想起其他的祈福方式，比如向池塘内投入钱币以求好运，或是恋人在桥上或者栅栏上绑同心锁，象征爱情长久。 - 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。 - 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）。 - For China and others, a negative ruling on reserve currency status could symbolise their concerns that the IMF remains an institution run by and for the benefit of advanced economies.
对中国和其他国家来说，IMF不认可人民币储备货币地位将凸显它们的担忧，即IMF仍是一个由发达经济体管理并为其利益服务的机构。 - Few things symbolise the assertiveness of the Putin Era like, well, Vladimir Putin.
没有什么能够像普京本人那样象征普京时代的强悍作风了。 - '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。 - 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。