personify UK [pə'sɒn.ɪ.faɪ] US [pɚ'sɑ:.nɪ-] verb transitive ■to be a perfect example of something 是…的化身(或典型);象征•These louts personify all that is wrong with our society today.从这些粗鲁的家伙身上可以看到我们当今社会的一切歪风邪气。 ■specialized ■to treat something as if it were in the form of a human being 把…拟人化(或人格化)•In Greek myth, love is personified by the goddess Aphrodite.在希腊神话中,女神爱芙罗黛蒂象征爱情。 |