←

symbolic

adjective
 
🔊/sɪmˈbɒlɪk/
🔊/sɪmˈbɑːlɪk/
jump to other results
  1. containing symbols, or being used as a symbol使用象征的；作为象征的；象征性的
    • He shook his fist in a symbolic gesture of defiance.他做了一个象征性的挑战手势－挥了挥他的拳头。
    • The ceremony has a deep symbolic meaning.仪式具有深远的象征意义。
    • The new regulations are largely symbolic (= they will not have any real effect).新的制度基本上是象征性的。🔊🔊
    • symbolic of something The dove is symbolic of peace.鸽子是和平的象征。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • The case became symbolic of US racial tension.这个事件成了美国种族关系紧张的象征。
    • The role of monarch is a purely symbolic one.君主的作用纯粹是象征性的。
    • These two objects are symbolic of life and death.这两件物品象征着生和死。
    • This is a gruesome and heavily symbolic tale.这是个富有象征意义的恐怖故事。
    Topics Artc1, Literature and writingc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • deeply
    • heavily
    • highly
    • …
    preposition
    • of
    See full entry
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French symbolique or late Latin symbolicus, from Greek sumbolikos.