| 词汇 | signified |
| 释义 | signified past simple and past participle ofsignify signify verb formaluk /ˈsɪɡ.nɪ.faɪ/ us /ˈsɪɡ.nə.faɪ/ signifyverb (MEAN)[ T ] to be a sign of something; to mean: 表示;意味着 Nobody really knows what the marks on the ancient stones signify.没人真正知道那些古代石头上的记号代表什么含义。 [ + that ]The number 30 on a road sign signifies that the speed limit is 30 miles an hour.路标上的数字30表示时速限定为30英里。 Meaning & significance acceptation add add up to something backspin be a badge of somethingidiom connotation i.e. interpretable locution locutionary mean meaningfully meaningfulness purport sense significant speak subtext use what's with something?idiom signifyverb (MAKE KNOWN)[ T ] to make something known; to show: 使知道；表明 She signified her agreement by nodding her head.她点头表示同意。 [ + (that) ]She signified (that) she was in agreement by nodding her head.她点头表示同意。 Showing and demonstrating act out attest bespeak breastbeating bring indicate mark something out masterclass ostensive ostensively outlet point (something/someone) out reflect reveal trace unproved unproven unveil unwrap vent signifyverb (BE IMPORTANT)[ I ] to have importance or to matter: 很重要，要紧 Don't worry about being late - it doesn't signify.别担心迟到——不要紧。 Being important and having importance beat big deal bulk bulk largeidiom centrality count countable echo down/through the agesidiom equally fish front and centre have bigger/other fish to fryidiom have/take pride of placeidiom matter preponderate pride reign rise the beating heart of somethingidiom treasurable Examples of signifiedsignified In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Reviews 583 signified several large-scale blocs of cultures and heritages that were differentiated by their position along the spectrum of barbarity and modernity. It also signified an important community effort among electronic music professionals. Winning electoral fights signified the occupation of a more distinguished public place (the main square of the constituency) than one's opponents. For some local magistrates, and almost all clerks and runners, lawsuits signified a source of extra income. As obstructive undergrowth, the jungle represented an impediment to progress; as an environment for hostile predators it signified the dread characteristics of man's unenlightened state. In terms of linguistic theory, one may say that the signifier is not sufficiently "demotivated"; in other words it resembles the signified too closely. For the mean scores, a high score signified being utilized. Forms of content are similarly constituted by the configuration of light which emanates from the signified (things). Since arsenal workers held the legal status of active soldiers, arbitrarily leaving the factory signified desertion. Their behaviour signified a fundamental change in the relationships between bosses and workers that would have been inconceivable a decade earlier. This signified a clearly expressed empirical turn for him. These areas of weakness signified problems concerning the ability to maintain old age pensions in the long term. On the other, they did the opposite: they signified and enriched personal identities and social ties. That which is signified is the thing proposed about which we speak; that which signifies is the demonstration unfolded in systems of precepts. Against the background of structuralism, the signified is a meaning. 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. |
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