柯林斯詞典signify /?s?ɡn??fa?/ (signifying,signified,signifies) 1. V-T If an event, a sign, or a symbol signifies something, it is a sign of that thing or represents that thing. 表示; 意味著 These were not the only changes that signified the end of boyhood. 這些不是表示男孩時代已結(jié)束的惟一變化。2. V-T If you signify something, you make a sign or gesture in order to communicate a particular meaning. (用符號或手勢) 表達 Two jurors signified their dissent. 兩個陪讅員表達了他們的異議。 返回 signify劍橋詞典 signify verb (MEAN) [ 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 ] to be a sign of something; to mean 表示;意味著 Nobody really knows what the marks on the ancient stones signify. 沒人真正知道那些古代石頭上的記號代表什麼含義。 [ 詞或詞組後麪接一個that從句 ] The number 30 on a road sign signifies that the speed limit is 30 miles an hour . 路標(biāo)上的數(shù)字30表示時速限定爲(wèi)30英裡。 signify verb (MAKE KNOWN) [ 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 ] to make something known ; to show 使知道;表明 She signified her agreement by nodding her head . 她點頭表示同意。 [ 詞或詞組後麪接一個that從句 ] She signified (that) she was in agreement by nodding her head . 她點頭表示同意。 signify verb (BE IMPORTANT) [ 不及物動詞:後麪不接賓語的動詞 ] to have importance or to matter 很重要,要緊 Don't worry about being late - it doesn't signify. 別擔(dān)心遲到——不要緊。 返回 signify