单词	signify
释义	signifysig‧ni‧fy /ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪ/ ●○○ AWL verb (past tense and past participle signified, present participle signifying, third person singular signifies) [not in progressive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINsignify Origin: 1200-1300 Old French signifier, from Latin significare, from signum; ➔ SIGN1 Verb Table VERB TABLE signify Simple Form Present I, you, we, they signify he, she, it signifies Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they signified Present perfect I, you, we, they have signified he, she, it has signified Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had signified Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will signify Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have signified Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Many people wore red ribbons to signify their support for AIDS awareness. The red star signified his membership in the Communist Party. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A 0 signifies harmless fun; a 5 means gore, smut, rough language or adult themes lurk ahead. And, of course, it might signify compassion as opposed to stern authority. Despite their foreignness, the objects these words signify are coveted and voraciously consumed. Each one signifies an altered gene. Elan means enthusiasm, liveliness and spirit - characteristics which the company believes signify its nature, its employees and its management. In previous decades this would signify certain defeat for the revolution. Those for Diem were red, which signified good luck, and those for Bao Dai green, the color of misfortune. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► also · But women also signify to psychology the endless rich field of research questions which subjectivity's uncertainty generates.· The blossoms also signify the feminine characteristics of softness, mildness and peacefulness.· But then landmarks also signify the passing of time, a watershed or an historic event. NOUN► change · The use of constant prices enabled an appreciation of the physical inputs since changes in an amount signified a change in volume.· These significant leaps in numbers have a certain science fiction quality and come to signify qualitative change.· I only hoped that that did not signify more substantive change. ► end · The letters that signified the end of the message.· He's been fretting at the idea that the film will signify the end of his journey. ► signifier · In the Symbolic each signifier can signify only through the position it takes up in opposition to all other signifiers. ► word · To signify via figures rather than words is to signify iconically.· Despite their foreignness, the objects these words signify are coveted and voraciously consumed.· But let us for the moment look at the word that signifies the process or action itself: the word kill. Word family WORD FAMILYnounsignificance ≠ insignificancesignificationadjectivesignificant ≠ insignificantverbsignifyadverbsignificantly ≠ insignificantly 1[transitive] to represent, mean, or be a sign of something:  Some tribes use special facial markings to signify status. The image of the lion signified power and strength.signify (that) The symbol used signifies that the frequency is measured in kHz.2[transitive] formal if you signify a feeling, opinion etc, you do something that acts as a sign so that other people know your feeling or opinion SYN  indicatesignify that Hamilton waved his hand to signify that he didn’t mind what they decided.signify something (to somebody) He turned away from her slightly to signify his indifference.3[intransitive] to be important enough to have an effect on something:  These figures don’t really signify in the overall results.
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