symbolize

Word family

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sym·bol·ize (also symbolise British English) /ˈsɪmbəlaɪz/ AWL verb [transitive] MEANINGif something symbolizes a quality, feeling etc, it represents it 象征，代表；用符号表示 Crime often symbolizes a wider social problem. 犯罪问题往往反映出更广泛的社会问题。 Growing discontent has been symbolized by the protests. 与日俱增的不满通过一次又一次的抗议表现出来。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

symbolize• Wedding rings symbolize a couple's commitment to each other.• They symbolized all the money that was around, the flamboyance expected of the richest nation on earth.• The musical instruments symbolize an underlying harmony behind nature's powers, to which the successful alchemist must himself be attuned.• The rouged cheeks, ever so carefully shaded peach, seemed to symbolize death.• Outfitted in his regal trappings, he would symbolize imperial authority.• The latter is further symbolized in the awakening lion and the eagle that holds the emblem of the city in its feet.• Cowardice is symbolized in the painting by the white feathers on the soldier's coat.• And when the symbol ceases to look or sound like what it symbolizes, it becomes a sign.• Yet Hebron today symbolizes our exile from Eden.• In Europe, the colour white symbolizes purity but in Asia it is often the symbol of deep mourning.• The lion symbolizes strength, the lamb symbolizes gentleness.• It might even symbolize the return of the soul to its spirit after death.• To people in the community, Hernandez's death symbolizes years of mistreatment by police.