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

• But it's time some papers stop pretending to be relevant, if that relevancy means compromising journalistic integrity to en masse photos and graphics signifying nothing.
  但它的一些文件有时要及时停止，如果相关手段损害了新闻的完整性，集体照片和图形象征了什么？
• The subject tries to articulate himself in a signifying representation, and the representation fails;
  主体试图在一个能指的表象中链接他自己，而这个表象失败了；
• 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。
• Signifying an exact divisor or factor of a quantity.
  表示某数量的准确除数或者因数。
• A tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction.
  意味者赞成或者荣誉的明确的记号。
• If you perform another set on this name/ value pair, the extra value returned by the gets will change, signifying that the name/ value pair has been updated.
  如果对此名称/值对执行另一个set命令，则gets返回的额外值将会发生更改，以表明名称/值对已经被更新。
• 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。
• Symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning, signifying renewal, as well as change.
  这象征着一个结束，也象征着一个开端；意味着延续也意味看变革。
• A Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth.
  精神纯洁与复活的基督教圣礼。
• Of or associated with or bearing a title signifying status or function.
  与表明身份或功用的头衔有关，或与之相关联，或具有这种头衔。