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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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）。
• 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。
• He is adorned with five feathers on the head, which symbolise the five paths of the boddhisattva and the attainment of the five Buddha families.
  它头上的五根羽毛象征着菩萨五道和禅宗五家的造诣。