新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

icon

英  [ˈaɪkɒn]
    

[NOUN]

又拼作 ikon  
    NOUN. 名词
  • icons

    1[C 可数名词] 象征物 , 偶像

    If you describe something or someone as an icon, you mean that they are important as a symbol of a particular thing.

    近义词

    legend

    双语例句

    例:

    only Marilyn has proved as enduring a fashion icon.

    只有玛丽莲被证明是经久不衰的时尚偶像。

    例:

    Mondale's icon status was on display on Wednesday night as nearly 1,000 Democrats nominated him for a return engagement in the Senate.

    蒙代尔的偶像地位于周三晚上表现了出来,此时近1千名民主党人提名他重回参议院。

    2[C 可数名词] (耶稣基督、圣母玛利亚等圣人的)木制圣像

    An icon is a picture of Christ, his mother, or a saint painted on a wooden panel.

    双语例句

    例:

    a painter of religious icons.

    一位宗教圣像画家。

    3[C 可数名词] (电脑屏幕上可用鼠标点击的)图标

    An icon is a picture on a computer screen representing a particular computer function. If you want to use it, you move the cursor onto the icon using a mouse.

    双语例句

    例:

    Kate clicked on the mail icon on her computer screen.

    凯特点击了她电脑屏幕上的邮件图标。

    例:

    By default, you have just three icons on the desktop.

    默认情况下,你的电脑桌面上只有三个图标。