signify

verb

1. 表示；说明；预示
   to be a sign of sth
   1. This decision signified a radical change in their policies.
      这个决定表明了他们的政策发生了根本的变化。
   2. This mark signifies that the products conform to an approved standard.
      这个标志说明这些产品符合指定的标准。
   3. The white belt signifies that he's an absolute beginner.
      白腰带表示他完全是个新手。
2. 表达，表示，显示（感情、意愿等）
   to do sth to make your feelings, intentions, etc. known
   1. She signified her approval with a smile.
      她笑了笑表示赞同。
   2. He nodded to signify that he agreed.
      他点头表示同意。
3. 具有重要性；要紧
   to be important or to matter
   1. His presence no longer signified.
      他在不在场已不重要。

1. 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.
   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。
2. 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.
   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。

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。
3. Two jurors signified their dissent
   两名陪审团成员表示了异议。
4. 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。
5. Nodular anhydrite and enterolithic and chicken-wire structures do not of themselves signify the Sabkha environment.
   结构状硬石膏、香肠状和网眼状构造本身并不表示萨勃哈环境。
6. In traditional Freudian analysis, dreams of losing a hand or a finger signify a deeper fear of castration.
   在传统的弗洛伊德分析中，梦见断了一只手或是一根手指意味着对阉割的深层恐惧。
7. What does this information signify?
   这些信息表示哪些含义？
8. Any long-term, or unexpected, high values probably signify a problem and need further investigation.
   任何长时间的或未预料到的较高的值都可能表示存在问题，并且需要进行进一步的研究。
9. In Chinese tradition, white flowers are used to signify mourning.
   在中国的传统中，白花代表哀悼。
10. These nouns signify an amount given or asked for in payment for goods or services.
    这些名词都指为得到货物或服务而付出或要求付出的数目。
11. These and other local confrontations signify a huge change in the balance of power in Chinese cities.
    这些现象和地方主义的对质意味着中国城市的权力平衡将产生巨大的变化。
12. By using this website or our affiliated websites, you signify your assent to our Terms and Conditions.
    使用本网站，您即签署同意我们的条款和条件。
13. These verbs signify to take something for granted or as being a fact.
    这些动词都表示认为某事是理所当然的或认定某事是事实。
14. She had lost his name, and could only signify him by his hammer.
    我姐姐忘掉了他的名字，只能用他的锤子来代替他。
15. State ownership in itself does not signify collective control.
    国家所有本身并不意味集体控制。
16. I like to have lots of beautiful flowers in bloom to signify new life.
    我喜欢用许多美丽盛开的花来代表新生命。
17. His latest speech may signify a shift in his foreign policy.
    他最近演说可能表示在他的外交政策会有改变。
18. Symbolises: sky, sea, intelligence, reassurance, and trust but can also signify depression and sadness.
    象征：天空、海、情报、安心、信赖，但也意味着忧郁和悲伤。
19. It does not signify to me what she does.
    她的所作所为对我来说无关紧要。
20. Blue roses traditionally signify mystery or attaining the impossible.
    蓝玫瑰传统上代表神秘和超越。
21. Red blooms signify romance and passion, white; purity, yellow denotes friendship and black farewell.
    红色代表爱情和热情，白色代表单纯，黄色代表友情，黑色代表拜拜了。
22. There are places and objects that signify impatience.
    许多场所和物件都表明人们有急躁情绪。
23. This can potentially signify a serious situation in which a backup or restore process has failed.
    这可能意味着存在一个较为严重的情况，即备份或还原进程已失败。
24. But when the word holy is applied to God, it does not signify one single attribute.
    但是当圣洁一词用于神，并非定义了某个单独的属性。
25. These nouns signify something a person believes or accepts as being sound or true.
    这些名词意思是某人相信或接受已成的声音或事实。
26. Let this scar signify the first blow against the mortal world.
    就让这条伤痕来代表着我对这个凡人世界的首次打击吧。
27. Express or signify by nodding.
    通过点头来表达或示意。
28. I refer to the use of the term "inequality" to signify differences in income and wealth.
    我指的是，他们使用“不平等”这个词语来表述收入和财富的差距。
29. We don't know what they signify or say about us.
    我们不知道这些幻想意味着什么，或说明了自身的什么问题。
30. For this cheering squad, the Games signify China's arrival on the world stage as an equal.
    对这些拉拉队来说，这次奥运会表明中国平等地站立在世界舞台上。

verb

1. denote or connote
   1. `maison' means `house' in French
   2. An example sentence would show what this word means

   Synonym:    meanintendstand for

2. convey or express a meaning
   1. These words mean nothing to me!
   2. What does his strange behavior signify?

3. make known with a word or signal
   1. He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal