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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• You would lose your angel wings, which symbolise freedom from time and space, freedom from birth and death, freedom from fear and illusion.
  你将失去你的天使之翼，那代表着自由的来往于时间与空间之间，不受生与死的轮回限制，不受恐惧与幻象的限制。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。