英语单词 | symbol |
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英美音标 | 英 ['sɪmbl] 美 ['sɪmbl] |
中文释义 | n.符号;象征;标志 |
英语例句 | (1) The chemical symbol for copper is "Cu". (2) The dove is the symbol of peace. (3) The river-sea dividing marker must be a symbol which separates the Yalu River from the Yellow Sea. |
中文例句 | (1) 铜的化学符号是Cu。 (2) 鸽子是和平的象征。 (3) 江海分界碑,这里就是鸭绿江和黄海分界的标志吧。 |
vocabulary简明 | A symbol can be an object, shape, sign, or character used to represent something else. A flag is a symbol of a country. English teachers never tire of talking about symbols in literature. |
vocabulary扩展 | A pink ribbon is a symbol of breast-cancer awareness, and a yellow ribbon is a symbol of support for U.S. troops. In literature, authors use many symbols. A character doing even a small thing, like eating a cheeseburger, might symbolize something larger about that character. Something you need to be rich to have — like a limousine — is called a "status symbol." Anytime one thing seems to represent a deeper meaning, it's probably a symbol. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]象征;代表 Something that is a symbol of a society or an aspect of life seems to represent it because it is very typical of it. [with supp]
2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]象征物;标志 A symbol of something such as an idea is a shape or design that is used to represent it. [with supp]
3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]符号;代号;记号 A symbol for an item in a calculation or scientific formula is a number, letter, or shape that represents that item.
4 See also:sex symbol ;status symbol ; |
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