signify
pronunciation
UK [ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪ]
US [ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪ]
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- vt.
- 表示…的意思
- 意味
- 预示
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- vi.
- 具有重要性，要紧
- 辱骂
Word Origin
signify 预示，表明，表达，表示
sign,标记，记号，-fy,使。引申诸相关词义。
Synonym
come send out blurt known speak impart open across express about transmit sign announce divulge signal bring disclose convey make lay tell communicate pronounce voice on flag proclaim with wigwag utter reveal breathe pass put telegraph semaphore of declare
Antonym
Example
- 1. So what might the criticism signify ?
- 所以这些批评可能意味着什么？
- 2. So the tone of tuesday 's address may signify nothing about the obama administration 's future policy .
- 所以周二演说的基调可能并不意味着奥巴马政府的未来政策。
- 3. Would a default by greece signify the end of the euro ?
- 希腊主权债违约是否象征着欧元的终结？
- 4. These quarrels signify a problem that is more than superficial .
- 这些争论预示了一个表象之下的问题。
- 5. You have probably heard these words , and perhaps even suffered from what they signify , with or without knowing it .
- 你可能已经听说过这些词，或许还知道或不知道遭遇这些东西意味着什么。
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