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

• To represent with or as if with an emblem; symbolize.
  象征用或好象用象征物来表示；标志。
• In addition, symbolize slaves by painting their bodies in burnt oil and bright paints and dragging chains.
  另外，象征奴隶经由描画他们的身体用油烧和明亮的颜料和牵引链。
• 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。
• Drivers can also symbolize a fun and happy life, and the family always together, always happy!
  并且寓意司机能有开心和快乐的生活，能和家人在永远在一起，永远都幸福！
• 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 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 "children" here symbolize the proletariat and the masses.
  “孺子”在这里就是说无产阶级和人民大众。
• Could symbolize such a great lie.
  居然暗示了一个巨大的谎言。
• 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 feathered and blanketed figure of the American Indian has come to symbolize the American continent.
  羽毛和毯子装扮的印第安美国人形象已经成为美洲大陆的标志。