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

• A tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction.
  意味者赞成或者荣誉的明确的记号。
• 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。
• Grab the hex code signifying the Window ID of your xterm and run the command./ xev-id0x32000012.
  获取用于表示xterm的WindowID的十六进制代码并运行./xev-id0x32000012命令。
• An ornamental headdress signifying sovereignty.
  代表主权的一种装饰性的头饰。
• Signifying an exact divisor or factor of a quantity.
  表示某数量的准确除数或者因数。
• 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。
• 'Well, I have betrayed my feeling, Tess, at last,' said he, with a curious sigh of desperation, signifying unconsciously that his heart had outrun his judgment.
  啊，苔丝，我的真情终于流露出来了，他说，奇怪地叹了一口气，这就在不知不觉中表明他的理智已经无法控制自己的感情了。
• 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 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。
• It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing!
  这是一个白痴讲述的故事，一派喧嚷癫狂，终究毫无意义！