| 释义 |
symbolic
UK [sɪm'bɒl.ɪk] US [-'bɑ:.lɪk] (also symbolical)
adjective
IMPROVER
■representing something else 代表的，象征的•The skull at the bottom of the picture is symbolic of death.图片底部的骷髅象征死亡。 ADVANCED
■describes an action that expresses or seems to express an intention or feeling, but which has little practical influence on a situation （行为举动）象征性的，没有甚么实际影响的•Five hundred troops were sent in, more as a symbolic gesture than as a real threat.派来500人的部队，只是一个象征性的举动，并不构成实质性的威胁。 |