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

• 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。
• 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。
• The company has instead come to symbolise the risks shareholders face when they invest in emerging-market entities, even when they come with a London seal of approval.
  相反，该公司体现出股东在投资新兴市场实体时面临的风险，即使在伦敦上市也是如此。
• 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。
• 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。
• I use my office to symbolise what our business is all about, which is building people capability, he says. Our formula for success is you build up people capability, you do that first.
  我用我的办公室来象征我们企业的宗旨，那就是提高人们的能力，他表示，我们成功的秘诀是提高人们的能力，这是首先要做到的。
• 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。
• '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。
• Some believe that: It can convey warmth, assurance, stimulate the appetite, symbolise health, stimulates the mind and provides emotional lift.
  有的认为：它可以传达温馨、保证、刺激食欲，象征健康，激发思想、情感提供电梯。
• Decoding the paintings is not difficult once you know what the component parts symbolise.
  一旦了解各组成部分象征什么，理解这幅画就不难了。