signifies是什么意思？

signifies

• v. 表示…的意思，意味( signify的第三人称单数 )，具有重要性，要紧；

例句

• The slender skeptic skips school in slack seasons, which signifies her slackness. 一到淡季那个苗条的怀疑者就逃学, 这表现了她的懒散.
• To the patient and to the physician, pain signifies an unnatural state. 无论对患者或对医师, 疼痛标志着一种反常状态.
• The term inflation signifies a decline in the value of money. 通货膨胀一词意味着货币贬值.
• 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。

英语六级真题

We learn from the first paragraph that the sound of a forest signifies its health condition.
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the sound of a forest signifies its health condition
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It signifies a change in American economic structure.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  表示;意味着;意思是
  If an event, a sign, or a symbol signifies something, it is a sign of that thing or represents that thing.
  例句
  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。 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 you signify something, you make a sign or gesture in order to communicate a particular meaning.
  例句
  Two jurors signified their dissent... 两名陪审团成员表示了异议。 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。