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
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- The use of light and dark symbolizes good and evil.
用光明与黑暗来象征善与恶。 - 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。
- The use of light and dark symbolizes good and evil.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 象征;代表
If one thingsymbolizesanother, it is used or regarded as a symbol of it.- 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。 - ...the post-war world order symbolised by the United Nations.
以联合国为代表的战后世界秩序
- The fall of the Berlin Wall symbolised the end of the Cold War between East and West.
in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 symbolise
英英释义
verb
- express indirectly by an image, form, or model
- What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?
- represent or identify by using a symbol
- The poet symbolizes love in this poem
- These painters believed that artists should symbolize
双语例句
- The white of the bride's dress is meant to symbolize virginity.
新娘服装的白色象征着处女贞洁。 - 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。 - 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。 - The pines and cranes symbolize long gerity.
松树和仙鹤象征长寿即松鹤延年。 - The gavel has a frog's head as frogs symbolize change in Japanese culture.
这把木槌上有一个青蛙头雕饰，因为在日本文化中青蛙象征着改变。 - Colors and designs are chosen to symbolize Kyrgyz traditions and rural life.
颜色和图案都具有吉尔吉斯斯坦传统文化和乡村生活的色彩。 - 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。 - Could symbolize such a great lie.
居然暗示了一个巨大的谎言。 - In addition, symbolize slaves by painting their bodies in burnt oil and bright paints and dragging chains.
另外，象征奴隶经由描画他们的身体用油烧和明亮的颜料和牵引链。 - Both the olive branch and the colorful flag round the Goddess symbolize the great unity of the whole world.
橄榄枝和国旗环绕在女神的周围，象征着世界各国的大团结。