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 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。 - The "children" here symbolize the proletariat and the masses.
“孺子”在这里就是说无产阶级和人民大众。 - Dostoevsky uses this relationship to symbolize God's love for fallen humanity.
陀思妥耶夫斯基使用这种关系来象征上帝对堕落的人类的爱。 - 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。 - 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。 - Instead of a star can symbolize reunion, but the moon is done.
不是没一颗星都能象征团圆，但是月亮做到了。 - To represent with or as if with an emblem; symbolize.
象征用或好象用象征物来表示；标志。 - 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。 - 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 rings are thought to symbolize the five continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and America.
这五个圆环被认为象徵了五大洲：欧洲，亚洲，非洲，澳洲以及美洲。