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signify vt.表示；预示；意味着；象征vi.有重要性 (1) 她表示她不同意。(2) 有乌云是否显示要下雨?(3) 红红的晚霞是晴天的预兆。(4) 发烧通常意味着身体有点毛病。(5) 土星和天王星象征了什么？(6) 这无所谓，你不必担心。 When objects are endowed with symbolic meaning, they are said to signify things. A dove signifies peace, a six-pointed star signifies Judaism, a frog signifies fertility, a trident signifies the Hindu Shiva or the Greek Poseidon.

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英 ['sɪɡnɪfaɪ] 美 ['sɪɡnɪfaɪ] (1) She signifies her disagreement.(2) Do dark clouds signify rain?(3) A red sunset signifies fine weather.(4) A fever usually signifies that there is something wrong with the body.(5) What do Saturn and Uranus signify?(6) It doesn't signify, so you needn't worry about it. To signify means to "mean." When Paul Revere looked for the lanterns in the church tower, he knew that one would signify that the British were coming by land and two would indicate that they were coming by sea. 1[VERB 动词]表示；意味着；意思是 If an event, a sign, or a symbol signifies something, it is a sign of that thing or represents that thing.   [V n]  [V that]The contrasting approaches to Europe signified a sharp difference between the major parties...对欧洲截然不同的态度表明两大政党间存在巨大差异。The symbol displayed outside a restaurant signifies there's excellent cuisine inside.餐馆外的招牌表明里面有美味佳肴可以享用。2[VERB 动词](用记号或手势)表明，表达，表示 If you signify something, you make a sign or gesture in order to communicate a particular meaning.   [V n]  [V that]Two jurors signified their dissent...两名陪审团成员表示了异议。The UN flag was raised at the airport yesterday to signify that control had passed into its hands.昨天机场升起了联合国的旗帜，表明控制权已移交给联合国了。

英语单词	signify
英美音标	英 ['sɪɡnɪfaɪ] 美 ['sɪɡnɪfaɪ]
中文释义	vt.表示；预示；意味着；象征 vi.有重要性
英语例句	(1) She signifies her disagreement. (2) Do dark clouds signify rain? (3) A red sunset signifies fine weather. (4) A fever usually signifies that there is something wrong with the body. (5) What do Saturn and Uranus signify? (6) It doesn't signify, so you needn't worry about it.
中文例句	(1) 她表示她不同意。 (2) 有乌云是否显示要下雨? (3) 红红的晚霞是晴天的预兆。 (4) 发烧通常意味着身体有点毛病。 (5) 土星和天王星象征了什么？ (6) 这无所谓，你不必担心。
vocabulary简明	To signify means to "mean." When Paul Revere looked for the lanterns in the church tower, he knew that one would signify that the British were coming by land and two would indicate that they were coming by sea.
vocabulary扩展	When objects are endowed with symbolic meaning, they are said to signify things. A dove signifies peace, a six-pointed star signifies Judaism, a frog signifies fertility, a trident signifies the Hindu Shiva or the Greek Poseidon.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]表示；意味着；意思是 If an event, a sign, or a symbol signifies something, it is a sign of that thing or represents that thing. [V n] [V that] The contrasting approaches to Europe signified a sharp difference between the major parties... 对欧洲截然不同的态度表明两大政党间存在巨大差异。 The symbol displayed outside a restaurant signifies there's excellent cuisine inside. 餐馆外的招牌表明里面有美味佳肴可以享用。 2 [VERB 动词](用记号或手势)表明，表达，表示 If you signify something, you make a sign or gesture in order to communicate a particular meaning. [V n] [V that] Two jurors signified their dissent... 两名陪审团成员表示了异议。 The UN flag was raised at the airport yesterday to signify that control had passed into its hands. 昨天机场升起了联合国的旗帜，表明控制权已移交给联合国了。

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