symbolize

英 [ˈsɪmbəlaɪz]

美 [ˈsɪmbəlaɪz]

v.  象征; 是…的象征; 代表

过去分词：symbolized　第三人称单数：symbolizes　过去式：symbolized　现在分词：symbolizing　

TOEFLIELTS

Collins.1 / BNC.12494 / COCA.6594

牛津词典

verb

• 象征；是…的象征；代表
  to be a symbol of sth
  1. The use of light and dark symbolizes good and evil.
     用光明与黑暗来象征善与恶。
  2. He came to symbolize his country's struggle for independence.
     他逐渐成为祖国为争取独立而斗争的象征。

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 symbolise


• VERB 象征;代表
  If one thingsymbolizesanother, it is used or regarded as a symbol of it.
  1. The fall of the Berlin Wall symbolised the end of the Cold War between East and West.
     柏林墙的倒塌象征着东西方冷战的结束。
  2. ...the post-war world order symbolised by the United Nations.
     以联合国为代表的战后世界秩序

英英释义

verb

• express indirectly by an image, form, or model
  1. What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?
  Synonym:typifysymbolisestand 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:symbolise

双语例句

• Just as turkeys symbolize Thanksgiving Day, mooncakes symbolize China's Mid-Autumn Festival.
  就像火鸡象征西方感恩节一样，月饼象征着中国中秋节。
• The pines and cranes symbolize long gerity.
  松树和仙鹤象征长寿即松鹤延年。
• Both the olive branch and the colorful flag round the Goddess symbolize the great unity of the whole world.
  橄榄枝和国旗环绕在女神的周围，象征着世界各国的大团结。
• In many cases the dragon is combined with the phoenix to symbolize long life and prosperity.
  多数情形下龙与凤凰组合象征长寿和富贵。
• The gavel has a frog's head as frogs symbolize change in Japanese culture.
  这把木槌上有一个青蛙头雕饰，因为在日本文化中青蛙象征着改变。
• The rings are thought to symbolize the five continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and America.
  这五个圆环被认为象徵了五大洲：欧洲，亚洲，非洲，澳洲以及美洲。
• The earth element is the Hakka woman, who I use to symbolize as Mother Nature or Earth Mother.
  在中间的土元素是客家女性，我用来象徵自然之母或大地之母。
• They symbolize immortality and longevity.
  它们象征着不朽和长寿。
• In Slavic and related tradition, dragons symbolize evil.
  在斯拉夫以及其相关的文化中，龙象征着邪恶。
• The French regards edible snail as all the time modern and symbolize richly.
  法国人一直将食用蜗牛视为时髦和富裕的象征。