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

• 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。
• So the museum's first room, A Hall in 1630, is decorated with evergreens ( a pagan symbol of hope and fertility that early Christians adoped to symbolise everlasting life).
  因此，博物馆的第一个房间，1630年的大厅，用常青树装饰（早期基督徒采用这一异教徒的希望与多产符号象征永生）。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• In the Middle Ages, men wore them to symbolise their courage and virility.
  中世纪，男人们佩戴钻石，作为勇敢和刚强的象征。