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Symbol Represent N Count 可数名词 Chemical Yellow Character Ribbon

英语单词 symbol
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
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[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]
  • To them, the monarchy is the special symbol of nationhood...

    对他们来说,君主政体是国家地位的特殊象征。

  • She was put under house arrest two years ago but remained a powerful symbol in last year's election.

    虽然两年前就已遭软禁,她在去年的选举中仍然是势力强大的代表人物。

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[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]
  • Later in this same passage Yeats resumes his argument for the Rose as an Irish symbol...

    随后在同一篇诗歌里,叶芝再次将玫瑰作为爱尔兰的标志。

  • I frequently use sunflowers as symbols of strength.

    我经常用向日葵来作为力量的象征。

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[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.
  • What's the chemical symbol for mercury?

    汞的化学元素符号是什么?

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See also:
sex symbol
status symbol

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