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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"