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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

symbol

英  [ˈsɪmbəl]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词

  • symbols

    1. [C 可数名词] 象征

    Something that is a symbol of a society or an aspect of life seems to represent it because it is very typical of it.

    双语例句

    例：

    To them, the monarchy is the special symbol of nationhood.

    对他们而言，君主政体是国家的特殊象征。

    2. [C 可数名词] 象征物

    A symbol of something such as an idea is a shape or design that is used to represent it.

    双语例句

    例：

    Later in this same passage Yeats resumes his argument for the Rose as an Irish symbol.

    后来在这同一篇文章里，叶芝再次把玫瑰作为爱尔兰的标志。

    3. [C 可数名词] 符号

    A symbol for an item in a calculation or scientific formula is a number, letter, or shape that represents that item.

    近义词

    sign , representation

    双语例句

    例：

    What's the chemical symbol for mercury?

    水银的化学符号是什么？

    例：

    mathematical symbols and operations.

    数学符号和运算。

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