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

• '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。
• If you perform another set on this name/ value pair, the extra value returned by the gets will change, signifying that the name/ value pair has been updated.
  如果对此名称/值对执行另一个set命令，则gets返回的额外值将会发生更改，以表明名称/值对已经被更新。
• 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。
• An ornamental headdress signifying sovereignty.
  代表主权的一种装饰性的头饰。
• This is a group of kites signifying auspiciousness.
  这是一组具有吉祥寓意的风筝。
• Rub-out: Computer code signifying "null" and used to delete.
  擦去：表示无效的电脑代码，用来作取消用。
• As the horse was deemed as signifying strife and sorrow, Athens was named after the goddess, who forthwith took the city under her protection.
  因为马被视为斗争和痛苦的象征，所以雅典城最终以雅典娜的名字命名，而女神也立刻将这座城市置于自己的保护之下。
• But it's time some papers stop pretending to be relevant, if that relevancy means compromising journalistic integrity to en masse photos and graphics signifying nothing.
  但它的一些文件有时要及时停止，如果相关手段损害了新闻的完整性，集体照片和图形象征了什么？
• An identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. Mr. or General.
  表明地位或功能的称呼；比如：先生或将军。
• This he said, signifying what death he should die.
  耶稣这话原是指着自己将要怎样死说的。