symbolic

英 [sɪmˈbɒlɪk]

美 [sɪmˈbɑːlɪk]

adj.  使用象征的; 作为象征的; 象征性的

复数：symbolics　

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Collins.2 / BNC.4516 / COCA.4160

牛津词典

adj.

• 使用象征的；作为象征的；象征性的
  containing symbols, or being used as a symbol
  1. The dove is symbolic of peace.
     鸽子是和平的象征。
  2. The Channel Tunnel has enormous symbolic significance for a united Europe.
     英吉利海峡隧道对于建立一个统一的欧洲具有重大的象征意义。
  3. The new regulations are largely symbolic (= they will not have any real effect) .
     新的规章制度基本上是象征性的。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (事件、行动、程序)象征的，象征性的
  If you describe an event, action, or procedure assymbolic, you mean that it represents an important change, although it has little practical effect.
  1. A lot of Latin-American officials are stressing the symbolic importance of the trip...
     许多拉丁美洲的官员都在强调此行的重要象征意义。
  2. The move today was largely symbolic.
     今天的举动在很大程度上只是象征性的。
• ADJ-GRADED 象征…的;作为…的象征的
  Something that issymbolic ofa person or thing is regarded or used as a symbol of them.
  1. Yellow clothes are worn as symbolic of spring...
     穿上黄色的衣服象征着春天来了。
  2. The change from long to short hair is symbolic of the woman's need for change in her whole life.
     一个女人把长发剪短就表示她想要改变生活。
• ADJ 符号的;记号的
  Symbolicis used to describe things involving or relating to symbols.
  1. ...symbolic representations of landscape.
     地貌的符号化呈现

英英释义

adj

• serving as a visible symbol for something abstract
  1. a crown is emblematic of royalty
  2. the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish
  Synonym:emblematicemblematicalsymbolical
• relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols
  1. symbolic logic
  2. symbolic operations
  3. symbolic thinking
  Synonym:symbolical
• using symbolism
  1. symbolic art

双语例句

• The uninhibited mutations and grotesque symbolic language of dreams interrupt the distinct images of contemporary humanity.
  现代人的鲜明形象中又穿插了梦境的自由变化和怪诞的象征语言。
• People threw flowers into the river between the two countries as a symbolic act of brotherhood
  人们把鲜花投进两国的界河里，以象征两国人民的兄弟情谊常在。
• A lot of Latin-American officials are stressing the symbolic importance of the trip
  许多拉丁美洲的官员都在强调此行的重要象征意义。
• Clearly these color murals have both symbolic and aesthetic significance.
  很明显，这些彩色壁画具有象征和审美意义。
• The symbolic wedding was a celebration of life and friendship.
  这场象征性的婚礼是对生命和友情的一种庆祝。
• I think this is very symbolic and can be an incentive to the other countries.
  我认为这是很有标志性意义的，对其他国家来说也是一个激励。
• Symbolic logic is often divided into two branches, propositional logic and predicate logic.
  符号逻辑往往分为两个分支，命题逻辑和谓词逻辑。
• I think the clock is most symbolic of life.
  我觉得时辰钟是人生的最好的象征了。
• A Japanese garden, for example, can be said to be a collection of subtleties and symbolic elements.
  比如说，一个日式花园会被认识是一个微妙和象征元素的集合。
• Finally, I succeeded, standing in the symbolic glorious podium.
  最终，我成功了，我站在了那象征光荣的领奖台上。