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signify

美['sɪɡnɪfaɪ]  英['sɪɡnɪfaɪ]
vt.  表示;预示;意味着;象征
vi.  有重要性
  形容词:signifiable  名词:signifier  过去式:signified  过去分词:signified  现在分词:signifying  第三人称单数:signifies
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详细释义

v.(动词)
  1. 说明,表达,显示,表示,表明
  2. 意思是,意味(着),表示...的意思
  3. 成为预兆,预示
  4. 装模作样,装腔作势
  5. 有重大关系,有重要性,要紧
  6. 示意
  7. <美俚>冒充内行
  8. 象征

双解释义

v.(动词)
  1. vt. 表明; 预示 make known; be a sign of
  2. vi. 有关系 be of importance

英英释义

Verb
  1. denote or connote;

    "`maison' means `house' in French" "An example sentence would show what this word means"

  2. convey or express a meaning;

    "These words mean nothing to me!" "What does his strange behavior signify?"

  3. make known with a word or signal;

    "He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal"

组词搭配

~+名词
  1. signify agreement〔consent〕表示同意
  2. signify approval表示赞成
  3. signify the fact表明事实
  4. signify refusal表示反对
  5. signify surrender表示投降
~+副词
  1. signify little关系不大
  2. signify much关系很大
  3. signify affirmatively肯定地表明
  4. signify clearly〔plainly〕明白地表明
  5. signify comprehensively全方面地表明
  6. signify concretely具体地表明
  7. signify graphically生动地表明
  8. signify immediately立即表明
  9. signify obviously明显地表明
  10. signify undeniably不可否认地表明
  11. signify vividly生动地表明
~+介词
  1. signify one's consent with a nod点头表示同意

例句

用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. She signifies her disagreement.她表示她不同意。
  2. Do dark clouds signify rain?有乌云是否显示要下雨?
  3. A red sunset signifies fine weather.红红的晚霞是晴天的预兆。
  4. A fever usually signifies that there is something wrong with the body.发烧通常意味着身体有点毛病。
  5. What do Saturn and Uranus signify?土星和天王星象征了什么?
  6. They took such a name to signify the perfect unity of their harmonies.起这个名字是为了象征他们的音乐组合和谐完美。
用作不及物动词(vi.)
  1. It doesn't signify, so you needn't worry about it.这无所谓,你不必担心。

词语用法

v.(动词)
    signify的基本意思是“表明,预示”,可指人表明某事,也可指从某物可以推测到与之相关的事物。用作及物动词,接名词、代词、动词不定式、that从句、带疑问词的从句作宾语。 signify作“有关系”解时是正式用语,用作不及物动词,后面常跟副词。多用于否定句或疑问句结构。
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