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

• 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。
• '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。
• The church's bird-like features are used as a compass to direct sea workers-its wings represent East and West, while its beak and tail symbolise North and South.
  教堂的鸟类外形也是海上工人们的指南针：翅膀代表东西方向，喙和尾巴象征着南北方向。
• MEANING: Homes in dreams symbolise ourselves and different rooms are aspects of our character.
  解梦：梦中的自己家象征着我们自身，不同的房门代表了我们性格的不同侧面。
• 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。
• 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。
• In Christian art, the dove was used to symbolise the Holy Ghost and was often painted above Christ's head.
  在基督教的艺术中，鸽子常常作为圣灵的标志被画在基督的头顶上方。
• 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。