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

• Could symbolize such a great lie.
  居然暗示了一个巨大的谎言。
• Images of fruits and flowers are also used to symbolize happiness and prosperity associated with harvest festival.
  水果和鲜花的图像也用来象征幸福和繁荣与收获节有关。
• 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。
• They symbolize immortality and longevity.
  它们象征着不朽和长寿。
• 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。
• In many cases the dragon is combined with the phoenix to symbolize long life and prosperity.
  多数情形下龙与凤凰组合象征长寿和富贵。
• This book publication will symbolize the genuine humanism birth!
  本书的出版将标志着真正人类主义的诞生！
• They symbolize the color of sky and that of plants.
  他们代表着天的颜色和植物的颜色。
• 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。
• Instead of a star can symbolize reunion, but the moon is done.
  不是没一颗星都能象征团圆，但是月亮做到了。