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

• The subject tries to articulate himself in a signifying representation, and the representation fails;
  主体试图在一个能指的表象中链接他自己，而这个表象失败了；
• Of or associated with or bearing a title signifying status or function.
  与表明身份或功用的头衔有关，或与之相关联，或具有这种头衔。
• Signifying fidelity, health, and happiness. It's no wonder this magnificent bird is worshipped.
  象征着忠诚、健康和幸福，因此这种美丽的鸟受到了人们的敬拜。
• We observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom, symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning; signifying renewal, as well as change.
  今天我们庆祝的不是政党的胜利，而是自由的胜利。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。
• 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”。
• Intense contraction of facial muscles, such as those used in signifying fear, heightens arousal.
  面部肌肉的紧张收缩，比如那些被用来预示恐惧的肌肉，加强了唤醒。
• An ornamental headdress signifying sovereignty.
  代表主权的一种装饰性的头饰。
• Grab the hex code signifying the Window ID of your xterm and run the command./ xev-id0x32000012.
  获取用于表示xterm的WindowID的十六进制代码并运行./xev-id0x32000012命令。
• This is a group of kites signifying auspiciousness.
  这是一组具有吉祥寓意的风筝。
• Signifying where it's correct placing should be in the final configuration.
  显示了最终存放地的正确地点。