signify

B2 CET-6 大学 FREQ #26698 ★☆☆☆☆

vt. 象征, 预示 vi. 要紧, 重要

发音

其它 /ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪ/

词形变化

signified signifies 三单 signifies signifiest signifieth signifying signifying 现在分词 signified 过去式 signified 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

表示；意味；预示

动词

有重要性；要紧；冒充内行

释义与例句

v. B2
  1. 1.

    To create a sign out of something.

  2. 2.

    To give (something) a meaning or an importance.

  3. 3.

    To show one’s intentions with a sign etc.; to indicate, announce, or portend.

  4. 4.

    To mean; to betoken.

  5. 5.

    To make a difference; to matter (in negative or interrogative expressions).

词汇关系

动词

同义词 3

mean intend stand for

上位词 4

mean intend inform indicate

下位词 2

refer denote

近义相关 3

mean intend stand for

词源

Inherited from Middle English signifien, from Old French signifier, from Latin significare.

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