signifying

英 [ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪɪŋ]

美 [ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪɪŋ]

v.  表示; 说明; 预示; 表达，显示(感情、意愿等); 具有重要性; 要紧
signify的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 表示;意味着;意思是
  If an event, a sign, or a symbolsignifiessomething, it is a sign of that thing or represents that thing.
  1. The contrasting approaches to Europe signified a sharp difference between the major parties...
     对欧洲截然不同的态度表明两大政党间存在巨大差异。
  2. The symbol displayed outside a restaurant signifies there's excellent cuisine inside.
     餐馆外的招牌表明里面有美味佳肴可以享用。
• VERB (用记号或手势)表明，表达，表示
  If yousignifysomething, you make a sign or gesture in order to communicate a particular meaning.
  1. Two jurors signified their dissent...
     两名陪审团成员表示了异议。
  2. The UN flag was raised at the airport yesterday to signify that control had passed into its hands.
     昨天机场升起了联合国的旗帜，表明控制权已移交给联合国了。

双语例句

• Symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning, signifying renewal, as well as change.
  这象征着一个结束，也象征着一个开端；意味着延续也意味看变革。
• This is a group of kites signifying auspiciousness.
  这是一组具有吉祥寓意的风筝。
• 'Well, I have betrayed my feeling, Tess, at last,' said he, with a curious sigh of desperation, signifying unconsciously that his heart had outrun his judgment.
  啊，苔丝，我的真情终于流露出来了，他说，奇怪地叹了一口气，这就在不知不觉中表明他的理智已经无法控制自己的感情了。
• The plug-in provider field is a human-readable string signifying the author of the plug-in.
  插件提供者字段是一个人类可读的字符串，表示插件的作者。
• A Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth.
  精神纯洁与复活的基督教圣礼。
• Life is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing, said Macbeth.
  麦克白说道，生活是一个愚人所讲的故事，充满着喧哗和骚动，却找不到一点意义。
• You can stop speaking, but you can't stop signifying.
  所谓：“你可以停止说话，却无法停止表达意义”。
• Signifying System and Dual Virtual Images: Looking at Advertisements from the Perspective of Roland Barthes
  意指系统及双重虚象：从罗兰·巴特的角度看广告
• The word holiday originally meant "holy day," signifying an important day on the religious calendar.
  “节日”这个词在英语中的原义是“神圣的日子”，指的是宗教日历上的重要日子。
• It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing!
  这是一个白痴讲述的故事，一派喧嚷癫狂，终究毫无意义！