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

BNC.11633

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

• 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。
• Decoding the paintings is not difficult once you know what the component parts symbolise.
  一旦了解各组成部分象征什么，理解这幅画就不难了。
• The gas flares symbolise the start of a process of transforming a dangerous and carbon-heavy byproduct of the mining industry.
  瓦斯火焰象征着改变煤矿行业危险的重碳副产品过程的开始。
• 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。
• 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 motif shows a child confined to bed, but surrounded by teddies, which symbolise security, warmth and care.
  本主题显示卧床的孩子，而是由泰迪熊，象征安全，温暖和关怀所包围。
• The freeing of trade and capital flows and the deregulation of domestic industry and finance have both spurred globalisation and come to symbolise it.
  开放贸易及资本的流动、放松对国内产业和金融管制不仅促进了同时标志着全球化。
• 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。
• 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。