signifying
present participle ofsignify
| 单词 | signifying |
| 释义 | signifying present 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
Examplesofsignifyingsignifying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. After negotiating, the participating states pass identical legislationsignifyingtheir agreement on the compact's terms, purposes, and policies. From theCambridge English Corpus In this formalism, propositions are given numerical values,signifyingthe degree of belief accorded to them. From theCambridge English Corpus An individual's cattle herd is always a mix of animals with different ear markings,signifyingthe kinship links that have been forged through marriage. From theCambridge English Corpus Just assignifyingcan create ambiguous meanings, border crossings delineate the difference between two realms. From theCambridge English Corpus These are all real places, but the stage is different in its capacity ofsignifyinga fictional space (and time). From theCambridge English Corpus Then there are some basic rules of versespeaking, with half-linessignifyinga pause or an interruption. From theCambridge English Corpus In other words, the point at which these contradictory elements in the blues cross over each other carves out a space forsignifyingpractice. From theCambridge English Corpus Dreaming is the way our cognitive andsignifyingschemes give sense to stimulation that is in itself nonsense. From theCambridge English Corpus Beyond the expressionssignifyinga sweeping, uncritical enthusiasm, the socalled facts and figures themselves are exaggerated and speculative, based on inadequate and ill-defined criteria. From theCambridge English Corpus Each of these has its own distinctive,signifyingimpact that could be elaborated (the paganism, for instance, is very striking). From theCambridge English Corpus Signifyingthat drug companies were targeting nurses with courses which explained how to use their products. From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, the narrator directly connects the world of blues experience and the narrative ambiguity and manipulation of thesignifyingmonkey. From theCambridge English Corpus Like the double entendres of thesignifyingtrickster character, the music of the blues encompasses several contradictory elements. From theCambridge English Corpus So (the argument runs) the realization of the remotely improbable conditions for this supremely valuable phenomenon should be regarded assignifyingthe activity of mind. From theCambridge English Corpus Progressivism, in short, was so much sound and fury,signifyingvery little, even at the height of its always ephemeral powers. 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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