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vt.
表示；預示；意味著；象征
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vi.
有重要性
v.
(動詞)
- vt. 表明; 預示 make known; be a sign of
- vi. 有關系 be of importance
v.
動詞
- 說明，表達，顯示，表示，表明
- 意思是，意味(著)，表示...的意思
- 成為預兆，預示
- 裝模作樣，裝腔作勢
- 有重大關系，有重要性，要緊
- 示意
- <美俚>冒充內行
- 象征
Verb:
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denote or connote;
"`maison' means `house' in French"
"An example sentence would show what this word means"
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convey or express a meaning;
"These words mean nothing to me!"
"What does his strange behavior signify?"
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make known with a word or signal;
"He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal"
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用作及物動詞 (vt.)
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She signifies her disagreement.
她表示法她不認同。
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Do dark clouds signify rain?
有云霧能不能出現要下雨了?
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A red sunset signifies fine weather.
紅紅的晚霞是放晴的預兆。
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A fever usually signifies that there is something wrong with the body.
高燒不退一般 代表著身材會老毛病。
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What do Saturn and Uranus signify?
土星和天皇星象征物了一些？
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They took such a name to signify the perfect unity of their harmonies.
起這點俗稱是只為喻意許多人的樂器音樂組裝友愛美好。
用作不及物動詞 (vi.)
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It doesn't signify, so you needn't worry about it.
這無說白了，你不再擔心。
用作動詞 (v.)
用于不似物形容詞
S+～(+A)
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It signifies much.
那雖不主要。
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Well, just come.It signifies much to me.
只有來也不,這給我是非常重要的要。
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What you said signifies little.
我說過下成正比緊要。
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The Prime Minister's resignation signified a great deal.
首相輕易離職的巨大意義巨大。
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The time when we leave does not signify.
我們大家離的準確時間并不至關重要。
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Never mind that mistake, it doesn't signify.
那點過錯請別最好,那不會改變緊要的。
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Doesn't it signify to go or to stay?
或走或留都決定緊要嗎?
用于及物詞組
S+～+ n./pron.
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She was in complete disagreement, and signified this fact immediately.
她全部不贊同,從而之后顯示了相應事情。
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His latest speech may signify a shift in his foreign policy.
他的這幾天多次演說可能體現了他的外交活動策略將甚微變動。
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Hard work signifies another step to success.
盡業寓意著向取得成功又走進了一大步。
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He signified his consent with a nod.
他批準表達出來批準。
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His wife signified her approval.
他的妻子和女兒數字代表贊成。
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A frown usually signifies disapproval.
蹙眉一般說來提出不夸耀。
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A white flag signifies surrender.
白旗說繳械投降。
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Please signify agreement by raising your hands.
請舉手發言覺得拒絕。
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What does this strange mark signify?
這家奇異的標記代替哪種呢?
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A red sunset signifies fine weather.
紫色的晚霞意味著晴空萬里的氣溫。
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I don't really signify it.
是實在指它。
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What does it signify if you are rich or poor, as long as you are happy?
若果你過得很和諧美滿,那末窮富又做到了些哪些呢?
S+～+to- v
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Do you signify to have a barbecue this Sunday?
你是你這個周天又搞野外生存麻辣燙宴席嗎?
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I signify to paraphrase it that way.
我覺得以一些形式解說它。
S+～+that-clause
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A fever usually signifies that there is something wrong with the body.
發燒了常見反映身體上有性毛病。
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All these signified that much more difficult life awaits her.
很多這樣都表達等待她的是更難的時候。
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The striped band round a policeman's sleeve is to signify that he is on duty.
巡警袖口上的袖標注明他已經在值崗。
S+～+wh-clause
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He didn't signify why he did that, how and when.
他并就沒有介紹他為些一些 做那事,都做及及些一些 時期做。
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Madness by no means signifies an utter want of design.
來自： B. Bainbridge
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The..dean lowered his head, perhaps to signify that he was deep in thought.
選自： E. Segal
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The candles are lit to signify the new world, the new year, the new life.
出處： A. S. Byatt
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v. (動詞)
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signify的基本意思是“表明,預示”,可指人表明某事,也可指從某物可以推測到與之相關的事物。用作及物動詞,接名詞、代詞、動詞不定式、that從句、帶疑問詞的從句作賓語。
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signify作“有關系”解時是正式用語,用作不及物動詞,后面常跟副詞。多用于否定句或疑問句結構。
v. (動詞)
- signify, connote, denote, imply, indicate, mean, suggest, symbolize
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- 這組詞的共同意思是“意指”。其區別是：
- 1.mean是普通用語,對于明確與否的觀點、物品都可以用; suggest意為“具有…的含義”,暗示“表明”。例如:
- He claims to mean one thing, but his choice of words suggests quite another.他宣稱指的是一件事,而他的話卻含有另外一個含義。
- 2.indicate與imply意為“說明,表明,象征”, indicate通常指明顯、明確的事物。例如:
- A high fever indicates a severe illness.高燒預示著要生病了。
- imply通常指含蓄地、不明確地“暗示”。例如:
- His smile implied that he had forgotten all about the time.他的笑預示著他完全忘記了時間。
- 3.denote與connote通常指明示的內容、含義,從外觀上即可看出。例如:
- The word “lion” denotes〔connotes〕 a certain kind of animal.“獅子”這個詞指一種動物。
- 4.connote與suggest和imply有時可以替換,但connote的用法比其他兩個詞較為正式。例如:
- Hunger connotes〔suggests, implies〕 unhappiness.饑餓就預示著不高興。
- 5.signify與symbolize表示“意味,象征”, symbolize通常指用物、符號代表某物,著重表示抽象的概念。例如:
- What does this strange mark signify〔symbolize〕?這個奇怪的符號代表什么?
- 6.signify有時可以和mean互換。例如:
- A red sunset signifies〔means〕 fine weather.一輪火紅的落日象征著一個好天氣。
- mean，imply，indicate，represent，denote，signify，suggest
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- 這些動詞均含有“表示……的意思”之意。
- mean最普通用詞，指文字或符號等所表示的各種明確的或含蓄的意義。
- imply側重用文字或符號表示的聯想，暗示。
- indicate指明顯的表示。
- represent指體現或代表。
- denote指某一詞字面或狹義的意思，或指某些符號或跡象的特指含義。
- signify指用文字、說話或表情等表示單純的意思。
- suggest通常指暗含地、隱晦地表達意思。
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