signify
英['sɪgnɪfaɪ]
美['sɪɡnɪfaɪ]
- vt. 表示；意味；预示
- vi. 有重要性；要紧；冒充内行
英英释意
- 1. denote or connote;
- "`maison' means `house' in French"
- "An example sentence would show what this word means"
- 2. convey or express a meaning;
- "These words mean nothing to me!"
- "What does his strange behavior signify?"
- 3. make known with a word or signal;
- "He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal"