signified
past simple and past participle ofsignify
| 单词 | signified |
| 释义 | signified past simple and past participle ofsignify signify verb formaluk/ˈsɪɡ.nɪ.faɪ/us/ˈsɪɡ.nə.faɪ/signifyverb(MEAN)[T] to be asignof something; tomean: Nobody reallyknowswhat themarkson theancientstonessignify. [+ that]Thenumber30 on aroadsignsignifiesthatthespeedlimitis 30milesanhour. Meaning & significance
signifyverb(MAKE KNOWN)[T] to make somethingknown; to show: She signified heragreementbynoddingherhead. [+ (that)]She signified(that)she was inagreementbynoddingherhead. Showing and demonstrating
signifyverb(BE IMPORTANT)[I] to haveimportanceor tomatter: Don'tworryabout being late - it doesn't signify. Being important and having importance
Examplesofsignifiedsignified In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Reviews 583signifiedseveral large-scale blocs of cultures and heritages that were differentiated by their position along the spectrum of barbarity and modernity. From theCambridge English Corpus It alsosignifiedan important community effort among electronic music professionals. From theCambridge English Corpus Winning electoral fightssignifiedthe occupation of a more distinguished public place (the main square of the constituency) than one's opponents. From theCambridge English Corpus For some local magistrates, and almost all clerks and runners, lawsuitssignifieda source of extra income. From theCambridge English Corpus As obstructive undergrowth, the jungle represented an impediment to progress; as an environment for hostile predators itsignifiedthe dread characteristics of man's unenlightened state. From theCambridge English Corpus In terms of linguistic theory, one may say that the signifier is not sufficiently "demotivated"; in other words it resembles thesignifiedtoo closely. From theCambridge English Corpus For the mean scores, a high scoresignifiedbeing utilized. From theCambridge English Corpus Forms of content are similarly constituted by the configuration of light which emanates from thesignified(things). From theCambridge English Corpus Since arsenal workers held the legal status of active soldiers, arbitrarily leaving the factorysignifieddesertion. From theCambridge English Corpus Their behavioursignifieda fundamental change in the relationships between bosses and workers that would have been inconceivable a decade earlier. From theCambridge English Corpus Thissignifieda clearly expressed empirical turn for him. From theCambridge English Corpus These areas of weaknesssignifiedproblems concerning the ability to maintain old age pensions in the long term. From theCambridge English Corpus On the other, they did the opposite: theysignifiedand enriched personal identities and social ties. From theCambridge English Corpus That which issignifiedis the thing proposed about which we speak; that which signifies is the demonstration unfolded in systems of precepts. From theCambridge English Corpus Against the background of structuralism, thesignifiedis a meaning. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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