signify

signify音标

英 [ˈsɪgnɪfaɪ]

美 [ˈsɪɡnəˌfaɪ]

signify基本释义

vt.表示；预示；意味着；象征

vi.有重要性

signify用法及例句

v.(动词)

说明，表达，显示，表示，表明

意思是，意味(着)，表示...的意思

成为预兆，预示

装模作样，装腔作势

有重大关系，有重要性，要紧

示意

冒充内行

象征

v.(动词)

vt. 表明; 预示 make known; be a sign of

vi. 有关系 be of importance

signify

verb

1. denote or connote

e.g. `maison' means `house' in FrenchAn example sentence would show what this word means

Synonym: meanintendstand for

2. convey or express a meaning

e.g. These words mean nothing to me!What does his strange behavior signify?

3. make known with a word or signal

e.g. He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal

1. 表示;意味着;意思是If an event, a sign, or a symbol signifies something, it is a sign of that thing or represents that thing.

e.g. 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**间存在巨大差异。e.g. 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。

2. (用记号或手势)表明，表达，表示If you signify something, you make a sign or gesture in order to communicate a particular meaning.

e.g. Two jurors signified their dissent...两名陪审团成员表示了异议。e.g. 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。

1. 表示;意味：shun 回避 | signify 表示;意味 | spread 传播

2. 表示：sign, signature 签字 | signify 表示 | small companies regime 小公司体制

3. 点上标记、表示：design 设计 | signify 点上标记、表示 | significant 重要的、有意义的

常用例句

词汇搭配

用作动词(v.)

It signifies much.那甚为重要。

Well, just come.It signifies much to me.只要来就行,这对我很重要。

What you said signifies little.你说过的话无关紧要。

The Prime Minister's resignation signified a great deal.首相辞职的意义重大。

The time when we leave does not signify.我们离开的时间并不重要。

Never mind that mistake, it doesn't signify.那点差错请别介意,那是无关紧要的。

Doesn't it signify to go or to stay?或走或留都无关紧要吗?

用作动词 (v.)

signify agreement〔consent〕表示同意

signify approval表示赞成

signify the fact表明事实

signify refusal表示反对

signify surrender表示投降

signify little关系不大

signify much关系很大

signify affirmatively肯定地表明

signify clearly〔plainly〕明白地表明

signify comprehensively全方面地表明

signify concretely具体地表明

signify graphically生动地表明

signify immediately立即表明

signify obviously明显地表明

signify undeniably不可否认地表明

signify vividly生动地表明

signify one's consent with a nod点头表示同意

Madness by no means signifies an utter want of design.

出自：B. Bainbridge

The..dean lowered his head, perhaps to signify that he was deep in thought.

出自：E. Segal

The candles are lit to signify the new world, the new year, the new life.

出自：A. S. Byatt

词语用法

词义讲解

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。

v.(动词)

signify, connote, denote, imply, indicate, mean, suggest, symbolize

这组词的共同意思是“意指”。其区别是：

1.mean是普通用语,对于明确与否的观点、物品都可以用; suggest意为“具有…的含义”,暗示“表明”。例如:

He claims to mean one thing, but his choice of words suggests quite another.他宣称指的是一件事,而他的话却含有另外一个含义。

2.indicate与imply意为“说明,表明,象征”, indicate通常指明显、明确的事物。例如:

A high fever indicates a severe illness.高烧预示着要生病了。

imply通常指含蓄地、不明确地“暗示”。例如:

His smile implied that he had forgotten all about the time.他的笑预示着他完全忘记了时间。

3.denote与connote通常指明示的内容、含义,从外观上即可看出。例如:

The word “lion” denotes〔connotes〕 a certain kind of animal.“狮子”这个词指一种动物。

4.connote与suggest和imply有时可以替换,但connote的用法比其他两个词较为正式。例如:

Hunger connotes〔suggests, implies〕 unhappiness.饥饿就预示着不高兴。

5.signify与symbolize表示“意味,象征”, symbolize通常指用物、符号代表某物,着重表示抽象的概念。例如:

What does this strange mark signify〔symbolize〕?这个奇怪的符号代表什么?

6.signify有时可以和mean互换。例如:

A red sunset signifies〔means〕 fine weather.一轮火红的落日象征着一个好天气。

近义词

反义词

临近词

stand站立

weigh衡量

mark记号

pronounce发音

with用

laylie的过去式....

disclose揭露

breathe呼吸

bring带来

represent表现

matter事情

omen征兆

intend想要

convey表达

to对于

lay open摊开(剪开

telegraph电报

point to指向

speak讲

transmit传达

for为

imply暗示

about关于

suggest建议

be有

one's任何人的

connote意味着

put放

make known发表

known已知的

count计算

mean意思是

declare宣布（声明）...

blurt冲口说出

impart传授

wigwag摇摆

tell of描述

import进口

signal信号

bespeak证明（某事物）...

out出

show证明

open开着的

importance重要

weight重量

announce宣布

send发送

proclaim正式宣布

leave委托

sign手势

express快车

indicate指示

communicate传达

carry weight有分量

across横过

symbolize象征

utter完全的

on在 ... 之上

portend 成为 ... 的前兆...

of关于

carry携带

denote表示

pass通过

semaphore信号灯

make做

put across圆满完成

divulge泄露

stand for代表

tell about 讲诉

voice声音

bring out使明显

blurt out脱口说出

pass on传递

point观点

significant重要的

come来

leave one's mark留下one's影响...

reveal显示

tell告诉

flag旗

come out with出版

nullify使无效

signify little

signify one's intent.

signify one's readiness for

Signifying Tactics

signify little to

signifying colour

significant

signify much to

signpost

signifying meaning

signify much

signifying system

相关列句

Armenia: Two white doves may be released to signify love and happiness.(亚美尼亚：人们放飞两只白鸽，以示爱情和幸福。)

Tom turned an inquiring look toward Hertford, who whispered, "Your Majesty will signify consent."(汤姆带着询问的目光望着赫德福，他低声说：“陛下应表示同意。”)

"What does this signify?" Xuande asked Pang Tong.(玄德问庞统曰：“此何兆也？”。)

What does this signify?(那是什么意思？)

In a game of mulleys, what does "par" actually signify?(在一次“mulligan”的比赛中，“标准杆”的实际意义是什么？)

The rising numbers signify growing vitality in foreign markets—when we import more stuff, it puts more cash in the hands of people around the world.(不断增长的数字，表明国外市场的活力在不断增长。当我们进口更多，全世界的人们手中就有了更多钱。)

These quarrels signify a problem that is more than superficial.(这些争吵表现的问题绝不肤浅。)

Getting into Yale may signify intelligence, talent and ambition.(进入耶鲁大学可能意味着有智慧、才能和雄心。)

So what might the criticism signify?(那么这次批评意味着什么呢？)

They also focused on important rituals that appeared to preserve a people's social structure, such as initiation ceremonies that formally signify children's entrance into adulthood.(他们还注重于那些似乎能保存一个民族社会结构的重要仪式，比如正式标志着孩子进入成年的入会仪式。)