| 词汇 | example_english_symbolic-purpose |
| 释义 | symbolic purposecollocation in Englishmeanings of symbolicand purposeThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with purpose. symbolic adjective uk /sɪmˈbɒl.ɪk/ us /sɪmˈbɑː.lɪk/ representing ... See more at symbolic purpose noun uk /ˈpɜː.pəs/ us /ˈpɝː.pəs/ why you do something or why ... See more at purpose Examples of symbolic purposeThese 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. The possibility remains, however, that the pamphlet was not used in performance but served a purely symbolicpurpose. None of that has any functional purpose but it serves a symbolicpurpose. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Fish and turtles live in the garden and also serve a symbolicpurpose. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Ribbon is used for innumerable useful, ornamental and symbolic purposes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. My counter-argument is that the criminal law is too dangerous a tool to be used for symbolic purposes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Flowers, particularly, were used for decorative or symbolic purposes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. For this reason, it is believed that they were still being used more for symbolic purposes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. For many bands, the use of religious themes is for aesthetic and symbolic purposes only. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Many of these shell valuables have symbolic purposes in the giving. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Elephants were frequently utilized for symbolic purposes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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 purpose See other collocations with purpose |
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