signify

单词signify

基本解释

v.: 象征；意味；预示；有重大关系[影响]
n.: 所指（语言符号的意义）
网络: 意指；符指；意旨

权威解释

• 所指（语言符号的意义）:

  the meaning expressed by a linguistic sign, rather than its form

英汉解释

• 做个…手势

• 了不起

• 声称

• 〔常用于否定句〕有重大关系[影响]

• 〔美俚〕装模作样,装腔作势

• 成为预兆,预示

• 有重要性,要紧

• 表示,表明,意味,意蕴,带…含义,标志着

• 表示,象征;意味

• 表示;代表

词性分析

• 第三人称单数：signifies

• 现在分词：signifying

• 过去分词：signified

同义词

v.meanindicateshowimplysuggest

例句

• At the end of each round of questioning, they were given small payments for coming close to the actual answer (signified by the gray bar).

  每一轮问题过后，接近真实答案的就可以得到小额的奖励（以灰色条注明）。

• The holding of this seminar signified that the concept of New Mother Town is being put into practice, becoming complete and mature.

  此次会议的召开标志着新母城理念正在贯彻落实，并将逐步发展、成熟。

• That "then" signified: If you do not come to embrace me. Marius looked at his grandfather, whose pallor gave him a face of marble.

  这“那么”两个字的意思是“如果您不是要来拥抱我的话”。马吕斯望着他的外祖父，只见他的脸苍白得象一块云石。

• The Copenhagen conference produced positive outcomes, but it was by no means the end of our endeavor. It only signified a new beginning.

  哥本哈根气候变化会议取得了积极成果，但远不是终点，而是新的起点。

• Being assured that the laying away of this my tabernacle is at hand, according as our Lord Jesus Christ also hath signified to me.

  我知道我的帐幕快要拆卸了，一如我们的主耶稣基督指示给我的。

• Kostya did not know what the uniform signified, but it looked official.

  克斯特亚不知道那是什么制服，但它看上去很正式。

• It seemed to be definitely signified with a restless and changeable spirit prone to perpetual concern and questioning.

  近来我似乎是带着一种不耐烦，不稳定的情绪去面对一些持久性困惑和反思。

• The steward made a gesture that signified, "I do not know. "

  管家做了一个手势，表示“我不知道。”

• Centuries of theologians have informed us that this discovery signified the first sexual shame.

  数百年来，神学家都在告诉我们，这一次发现标志着最初的性羞辱感。

• This photograph clearly describes the power of the signified of this symbol, a performance of national myth in Roland Barthes" way.

  这张照片清楚地描述了这个象徵的符指力量，一种罗兰巴特式的国家神话展演。