词汇搭配
用作动词 (v.)
～+名词- signify agreement〔consent〕表示同意
- signify approval表示赞成
- signify the fact表明事实
- signify refusal表示反对
- signify surrender表示投降
～+副词- signify little关系不大
- signify much关系很大
- signify affirmatively肯定地表明
- signify clearly〔plainly〕明白地表明
- signify comprehensively全方面地表明
- signify concretely具体地表明
- signify graphically生动地表明
- signify immediately立即表明
- signify obviously明显地表明
- signify undeniably不可否认地表明
- signify vividly生动地表明
～+介词- signify one's consent with a nod点头表示同意
同近义词辨析
denote, indicate, imply, mean, suggest, signify, represent
这组词都有“表示……的意思”的意思，其区别是：
denote指某一词字面或狭义的意思，或指某些符号或迹象的特指含义。
mean最普通用词。指文字或符号等所表示的各种明确的或含蓄的意义。
signify指用文字、说话或表情等表示单纯的意思。
双语例句
用作及物动词(vt.)
- She signifies her disagreement.
她表示她不同意。 - Do dark clouds signify rain?
有乌云是否显示要下雨? - A red sunset signifies fine weather.
红红的晚霞是晴天的预兆。 - A fever usually signifies that there is something wrong with the body.
发烧通常意味着身体有点毛病。 - What do Saturn and Uranus signify?
土星和天王星象征了什么？ - They took such a name to signify the perfect unity of their harmonies.
起这个名字是为了象征他们的音乐组合和谐完美。
用作不及物动词(vi.)
- It doesn't signify, so you needn't worry about it.
这无所谓，你不必担心。
权威例句
Ligand-independent Androgen Receptor Variants Derived from Splicing of Cryptic Exons Signify Hormone Refractory Prostate CancerBrain microdialysis of GABA and glutamate: what does it signify?What does minor elevation of C-reactive protein signify?INSTRUMENTAL AND EXPRESSIVE TRAITS, TRAIT STEREOTYPES, AND SEXIST ATTITUDES What Do They Signify?Stable CAD does not SIGNIFY ivabradine therapyOptical disk storage method and apparatusPrediction of Coronary Heart Disease Using Risk Factor CategoriesSelf-Discrepancy: A Theory Relating Self and AffectAccessed 12 Dec 2011Sequence logos: a new way to display consensus sequences
