signifying

英 [ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪɪŋ]

美 [ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪɪŋ]

v.  表示; 说明; 预示; 表达，显示(感情、意愿等); 具有重要性; 要紧
signify的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 表示;意味着;意思是
  If an event, a sign, or a symbolsignifiessomething, it is a sign of that thing or represents that thing.
  1. The contrasting approaches to Europe signified a sharp difference between the major parties...
     对欧洲截然不同的态度表明两大政党间存在巨大差异。
  2. The symbol displayed outside a restaurant signifies there's excellent cuisine inside.
     餐馆外的招牌表明里面有美味佳肴可以享用。
• VERB (用记号或手势)表明，表达，表示
  If yousignifysomething, you make a sign or gesture in order to communicate a particular meaning.
  1. Two jurors signified their dissent...
     两名陪审团成员表示了异议。
  2. The UN flag was raised at the airport yesterday to signify that control had passed into its hands.
     昨天机场升起了联合国的旗帜，表明控制权已移交给联合国了。

双语例句

• The plug-in provider field is a human-readable string signifying the author of the plug-in.
  插件提供者字段是一个人类可读的字符串，表示插件的作者。
• Brand: A body mark made by Pyros signifying a Promethean's membership in an alchemical pact.
  烙印：活尸身上以圣火标记的烙印，代表其为某契约的成员。
• As the horse was deemed as signifying strife and sorrow, Athens was named after the goddess, who forthwith took the city under her protection.
  因为马被视为斗争和痛苦的象征，所以雅典城最终以雅典娜的名字命名，而女神也立刻将这座城市置于自己的保护之下。
• You can now hear a ding-bang-whoosh signifying an e-mail from your manager, or a bell-squawk-chirp to let you know your bank statement is available.
  现在您可以听到ding-bang-whoosh表示电子邮件来自您的经理，或者bell-squawk-chirp表示您的银行对帐单可以使用了。
• You can stop speaking, but you can't stop signifying.
  所谓：“你可以停止说话，却无法停止表达意义”。
• A Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth.
  精神纯洁与复活的基督教圣礼。
• Various people told me the Russia-Georgia clash was a minor spat, signifying not terribly much.
  许多人对我说，俄格冲突只是一场小冲突，意义不是十分重大。
• Rub-out: Computer code signifying "null" and used to delete.
  擦去：表示无效的电脑代码，用来作取消用。
• The word holiday originally meant "holy day," signifying an important day on the religious calendar.
  “节日”这个词在英语中的原义是“神圣的日子”，指的是宗教日历上的重要日子。
• Intense contraction of facial muscles, such as those used in signifying fear, heightens arousal.
  面部肌肉的紧张收缩，比如那些被用来预示恐惧的肌肉，加强了唤醒。