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denote vt.表示；象征 (1) 微笑常常表示高兴和友善。(2) 这些名词都指示洋溢着欢乐的状态。(3) 黑云表明风暴要来临。(4) 这个词是一种野兽的名称。 Denote comes from the Latin root dēnotāre, "to mark out." Using a particular facial expression can denote meaning, as in, "All of the crinkled foreheads and squinted eyebrows denoted a lack of understanding among the math students." Words and symbols also point to, or denote, meaning, "If he had used PST to denote the fact that he was in the Pacific time zone, she would have known that it was only 4:00 a.m. and too early to call from New York."

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英 [dɪ'nəʊt] 美 [dɪ'noʊt] (1) A smile often denotes pleasure and friendship.(2) These nouns denote a state of joyful exuberance.(3) Dark clouds denote a coming storm.(4) This word denotes a certain kind of animal. To denote is to draw attention to something or to show what it means. All of the googly-eyed looks that a girl gives to a boy might do more to denote her feelings for him than leaving a note in his locker. 1[VERB 动词]预示；是…的征兆；表示；是…的标志 If one thing denotes another, it is a sign or indication of it.   [V n]  [V that]  [FORMAL 正式]Red eyes denote strain and fatigue...眼睛充血表明压力过大、身心疲惫。There was a message waiting, denoting that someone had been here ahead of her.有了一条留言，这表示有人已先于她到了这儿。2[VERB 动词]（符号等）代表，是…的标记 What a symbol denotes is what it represents.   [V n]  [FORMAL 正式]In figure 24 'D' denotes quantity demanded and 'S' denotes quantity supplied.在图 24 中，D 代表需求量而 S 代表供应量。3[VERB 动词]意思是；指代 What a word or name denotes is what it means or refers to.   [V n]  [FORMAL 正式]In the Middle Ages the term 'drab' denoted a very simple type of woollen cloth which was used by peasants to make their clothes.中世纪时，drab（“本色布”）一词指的是一种农民用来制衣的非常普通的羊毛织物。

英语单词	denote
英美音标	英 [dɪ'nəʊt] 美 [dɪ'noʊt]
中文释义	vt.表示；象征
英语例句	(1) A smile often denotes pleasure and friendship. (2) These nouns denote a state of joyful exuberance. (3) Dark clouds denote a coming storm. (4) This word denotes a certain kind of animal.
中文例句	(1) 微笑常常表示高兴和友善。 (2) 这些名词都指示洋溢着欢乐的状态。 (3) 黑云表明风暴要来临。 (4) 这个词是一种野兽的名称。
vocabulary简明	To denote is to draw attention to something or to show what it means. All of the googly-eyed looks that a girl gives to a boy might do more to denote her feelings for him than leaving a note in his locker.
vocabulary扩展	Denote comes from the Latin root dēnotāre, "to mark out." Using a particular facial expression can denote meaning, as in, "All of the crinkled foreheads and squinted eyebrows denoted a lack of understanding among the math students." Words and symbols also point to, or denote, meaning, "If he had used PST to denote the fact that he was in the Pacific time zone, she would have known that it was only 4:00 a.m. and too early to call from New York."
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]预示；是…的征兆；表示；是…的标志 If one thing denotes another, it is a sign or indication of it. [V n] [V that] [FORMAL 正式] Red eyes denote strain and fatigue... 眼睛充血表明压力过大、身心疲惫。 There was a message waiting, denoting that someone had been here ahead of her. 有了一条留言，这表示有人已先于她到了这儿。 2 [VERB 动词]（符号等）代表，是…的标记 What a symbol denotes is what it represents. [V n] [FORMAL 正式] In figure 24 'D' denotes quantity demanded and 'S' denotes quantity supplied. 在图 24 中，D 代表需求量而 S 代表供应量。 3 [VERB 动词]意思是；指代 What a word or name denotes is what it means or refers to. [V n] [FORMAL 正式] In the Middle Ages the term 'drab' denoted a very simple type of woollen cloth which was used by peasants to make their clothes. 中世纪时，drab（“本色布”）一词指的是一种农民用来制衣的非常普通的羊毛织物。

Denote [V Verb 动词 N [Formal 正式 S