symbolize

Word family (noun) symbol symbolism (adjective) symbolic (verb) symbolize (adverb) symbolically

(noun) symbol symbolism (adjective) symbolic (verb) symbolize (adverb) symbolically

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsymbolizesym‧bol‧ize (also symbolise British English) /ˈsɪmbəlaɪz/ AWL verb [transitive] MEANINGif something symbolizes a quality, feeling etc, it represents it Crime often symbolizes a wider social problem. Growing discontent has been symbolized by the protests.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpussymbolize• Wedding rings symbolize a couple's commitment to each other.• They symbolized all the money that was around, the flamboyance expected of the richest nation on earth.• The musical instruments symbolize an underlying harmony behind nature's powers, to which the successful alchemist must himself be attuned.• The rouged cheeks, ever so carefully shaded peach, seemed to symbolize death.• Outfitted in his regal trappings, he would symbolize imperial authority.• The latter is further symbolized in the awakening lion and the eagle that holds the emblem of the city in its feet.• Cowardice is symbolized in the painting by the white feathers on the soldier's coat.• And when the symbol ceases to look or sound like what it symbolizes, it becomes a sign.• In Europe, the colour white symbolizes purity but in Asia it is often the symbol of deep mourning.• The lion symbolizes strength, the lamb symbolizes gentleness.• It might even symbolize the return of the soul to its spirit after death.• To people in the community, Hernandez's death symbolizes years of mistreatment by police.

单词	symbolize
释义	symbolize Word family (noun) symbol symbolism (adjective) symbolic (verb) symbolize (adverb) symbolically (noun) symbol symbolism (adjective) symbolic (verb) symbolize (adverb) symbolically From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsymbolizesym‧bol‧ize (also symbolise British English) /ˈsɪmbəlaɪz/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive] MEANINGif something symbolizes a quality, feeling etc, it represents it Crime often symbolizes a wider social problem. Growing discontent has been symbolized by the protests.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpussymbolize• Wedding rings symbolize a couple's commitment to each other.• They symbolized all the money that was around, the flamboyance expected of the richest nation on earth.• The musical instruments symbolize an underlying harmony behind nature's powers, to which the successful alchemist must himself be attuned.• The rouged cheeks, ever so carefully shaded peach, seemed to symbolize death.• Outfitted in his regal trappings, he would symbolize imperial authority.• The latter is further symbolized in the awakening lion and the eagle that holds the emblem of the city in its feet.• Cowardice is symbolized in the painting by the white feathers on the soldier's coat.• And when the symbol ceases to look or sound like what it symbolizes, it becomes a sign.• In Europe, the colour white symbolizes purity but in Asia it is often the symbol of deep mourning.• The lion symbolizes strength, the lamb symbolizes gentleness.• It might even symbolize the return of the soul to its spirit after death.• To people in the community, Hernandez's death symbolizes years of mistreatment by police.
随便看	the shit hits the fan the shock etc of life the shock of the shock of (doing) something the shock of doing the shock/surprise/game etc of somebody’s life the Shoshone the sick the Sierras the sign of the Cross the silent majority the silly season the silver screen the simple life the sinews of the sinews of something the single biggest etc the single biggest/greatest etc the single greatest etc the single market the singular the Sioux the Sirens the sixties the skirts of a forest etc