剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - symbolize collapse

symbolize
(ALSO UK usually symbolise) [UK]/'sɪm.bəl.aɪz/ [US]/-bə.laɪz/
verb [T]
* to represent something
象征，代表

1. The lighting of the Olympic torch symbolizes peace and friendship among the nations of the world.
奥林匹克圣火的点燃象征着世界各国人民的和平与友谊。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - symbolize collapse

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in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 symbolise
1.VERB 动词象征;代表 If one thing symbolizes another, it is used or regarded as a symbol of it.

【语法信息】：V n

【语法信息】：V-ed

  • The fall of the Berlin Wall symbolised the end of the Cold War between East and West.

    柏林墙的倒塌象征着东西方冷战的结束。

  • ...the post-war world order symbolised by the United Nations.

    以联合国为代表的战后世界秩序

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - symbolize collapse

symbolize
sym·bol·ize (BrE also -ise) / 5simbElaiz / verb [VN]
   to be a symbol of sth
   象征；是…的象征；代表
   SYN  represent :
   The use of light and dark symbolizes good and evil.
   用光明与黑暗来象征善与恶。
   He came to symbolize his country's struggle for independence.
   他逐渐成为祖国为争取独立而斗争的象征。

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - symbolize collapse

symbolize verb
Symbolize is used with these nouns as the object: beginning

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - symbolize collapse

symbolize verb
⇨ represent 2

新牛津英语同义词词典 - symbolize collapse

symbolize

verb
the wheel symbolizes the power of peaceful change
REPRESENT , be a symbol of, stand for, be a sign of, exemplify; denote, signify, mean, communicate, indicate, convey, express, imply, suggest, allude to; embody, epitomize, encapsulate, personify, typify; poetic/literary betoken; archaic symbol.

词源记忆 - symbolize collapse

symbolize 使象征，代表
symbol, 象征；-ize, 使。