| 词汇 | example_english_symbolic-gesture |
| 释义 | symbolic gesturecollocation in Englishmeanings of symbolicand gestureThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with gesture. symbolic adjective uk /sɪmˈbɒl.ɪk/ us /sɪmˈbɑː.lɪk/ representing ... See more at symbolic gesture noun[C] uk /ˈdʒes.tʃər/ us /ˈdʒes.tʃɚ/ a movement of the hands, arms, or head, etc. to express an idea ... See more at gesture Examples of symbolic gestureThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Symbolicgesture is significant in a conventional domain of signifieds, of meaning. The ensuing four combinatorial effects range from 'policy-deterioration' (same goal, same programme), 'adaptation' (same goal, new programme), 'innovation' (new goal, new programme), 'symbolicgesture, passive acceptance' (new goal, same programme). Or was it strictly a symbolicgesture? I therefore think a symbolicgesture is very important. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Let us hope that this is not just a symbolicgesture. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English That was taken by us purely as a symbolicgesture which we thought would be useful at the time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I agree that this would be largely a symbolicgesture. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think this sort of debate is more than a symbolicgesture. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, the provisions are more than a symbolicgesture. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The country wants some symbolicgesture of this kind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My only regret is that it is one year too late for my daughter, but it is an important and symbolicgesture which shows how seriously we treat the matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The retention of such hurdles for husbands and fiancés is a nasty, symbolicgesture and a shabby, dandruff-covered move that will appeal to people's baser instincts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The elimination of trade-distorting agricultural export subsidies in 2013 is three years later than hoped for, and amounts to a symbolicgesture to the world’s poorest farmers. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English So this symbolicgesture is extremely important. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English It is not just a symbolicgesture. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of symbolic Go to the definition of gesture See other collocations with gesture |
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