音标：['signifai] ；柯林斯词典等级：1 级；

vt. 象征, 预示
vi. 要紧, 重要

v. convey or express a meaning
v. make known with a word or signal

词型变化：第三人称单数 : signifies ; 过去式 : signified ; 现在分词 : signifying ; 过去分词 : signified
考试类型：[六级/考研/托福/IELTS/GRE]

词性分布：

动词100%

signify的用法和样例：

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。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

It signifies much.那甚为重要。
Well, just come.It signifies much to me.只要来就行,这对我很重要。
What you said signifies little.你说过的话无关紧要。
The Prime Minister's resignation signified a great deal.首相辞职的意义重大。
The time when we leave does not signify.我们离开的时间并不重要。
Never mind that mistake, it doesn't signify.那点差错请别介意,那是无关紧要的。
Doesn't it signify to go or to stay?或走或留都无关紧要吗?

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

She was in complete disagreement, and signified this fact immediately.她完全不同意,并且立即表明了这一事实。
His latest speech may signify a shift in his foreign policy.他的最近一次演说可能表明他的外交政策将有所改变。
Hard work signifies another step to success.勤勉意味着向成功又走近了一步。
He signified his consent with a nod.他点头表示同意。
His wife signified her approval.他的妻子表示赞成。
A frown usually signifies disapproval.皱眉通常表示不赞许。
A white flag signifies surrender.白旗表示投降。
Please signify agreement by raising your hands.请举手表示同意。
What does this strange mark signify?这个奇怪的记号代表什么呢?
A red sunset signifies fine weather.红色的晚霞预示着晴朗的天气。
I don't really signify it.我不是真的指它。
What does it signify if you are rich or poor, as long as you are happy?如果你过得很幸福,那么穷富又算得了什么呢?

S+～+to- v

Do you signify to have a barbecue this Sunday?你是指这个星期天又搞野外烧烤宴会吗?
I signify to paraphrase it that way.我想以那种方式解释它。

S+～+that-clause

A fever usually signifies that there is something wrong with the body.发烧通常表明身体有毛病。
All these signified that much more difficult life awaits her.所有这些都表明等着她的是更难的日子。
The striped band round a policeman's sleeve is to signify that he is on duty.警察袖子上的袖标标明他正在执勤。

S+～+wh-clause

He didn't signify why he did that, how and when.他并没有说明他为什么做那事,怎么做以及什么时候做。

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

经典引文

Madness by no means signifies an utter want of design.
出自：B. Bainbridge
The..dean lowered his head, perhaps to signify that he was deep in thought.
出自：E. Segal
The candles are lit to signify the new world, the new year, the new life.
出自：A. S. Byatt

【近义词】

mean意思是
imply暗示
indicate指示
suggest建议
denote表示
connote意味着
show证明
express快车
communicate传达
send发送
impart传授
sign手势
signal信号
speak讲
transmit传达
convey表达
represent表现
flag旗
wigwag摇摆
announce宣布
semaphore信号灯
voice声音
divulge泄露
disclose揭露
pronounce发音
telegraph电报
proclaim正式宣布
utter完全的
breathe呼吸
reveal显示
declare宣布（声明）...
stand for代表
omen征兆
symbolize象征
put across圆满完成
make known发表
portend 成为 ... 的前兆...
pass on传递
tell of描述
tell about 讲诉
come来
out出
blurt冲口说出
known已知的
come out with出版
weigh衡量
blurt out脱口说出
open开着的
import进口
across横过
count计算
about关于
bring out使明显
lay open摊开(剪开
matter事情
bring带来
point to指向
make做
bespeak证明（某事物）...
laylie的过去式....
tell告诉
of关于
on在 ... 之上
leave one's mark留下one's影响...
carry weight有分量
with用
pass通过
put放
intend想要
to对于
stand站立
point观点
for为
mark记号
importance重要
carry携带
leave委托
one's任何人的
be有
significant重要的
weight重量

【反义词】

nullify使无效

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