| 词汇 | signifying |
| 释义 | signifying present 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 signifyingsignifying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. After negotiating, the participating states pass identical legislation signifying their agreement on the compact's terms, purposes, and policies. In this formalism, propositions are given numerical values, signifying the degree of belief accorded to them. An individual's cattle herd is always a mix of animals with different ear markings, signifying the kinship links that have been forged through marriage. Just as signifying can create ambiguous meanings, border crossings delineate the difference between two realms. These are all real places, but the stage is different in its capacity of signifying a fictional space (and time). Then there are some basic rules of versespeaking, with half-lines signifying a pause or an interruption. In other words, the point at which these contradictory elements in the blues cross over each other carves out a space for signifying practice. Dreaming is the way our cognitive and signifying schemes give sense to stimulation that is in itself nonsense. Beyond the expressions signifying a sweeping, uncritical enthusiasm, the socalled facts and figures themselves are exaggerated and speculative, based on inadequate and ill-defined criteria. Each of these has its own distinctive, signifying impact that could be elaborated (the paganism, for instance, is very striking). Signifying that drug companies were targeting nurses with courses which explained how to use their products. Thus, the narrator directly connects the world of blues experience and the narrative ambiguity and manipulation of the signifying monkey. Like the double entendres of the signifying trickster character, the music of the blues encompasses several contradictory elements. So (the argument runs) the realization of the remotely improbable conditions for this supremely valuable phenomenon should be regarded as signifying the activity of mind. Progressivism, in short, was so much sound and fury, signifying very little, even at the height of its always ephemeral powers. 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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