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单词 symbolic
释义
symbolic
adjective
uk
/sɪmˈbɒl.ɪk/us
/sɪmˈbɑː.lɪk/
(alsosymbolical)
C2
representingsomethingelse:
代表的，象征的
Theskullat thebottomof thepictureis symbolicofdeath.图片底部的骷髅象征死亡。
used to refer to anactionthatexpressesorseemstoexpressanintentionorfeeling, but has littlepracticalinfluenceon asituation:
（行为举动）象征性的，没有什么实际影响的
Five hundredtroopsweresentin, more as a symbolicgesturethan as arealthreat.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。
More examples
  • Thedoveis symbolic ofpeace.
  • Weddingringsareintendedto be symbolic ofloveandcommitment.
  • Symbolic representations ofvariousfeaturesareexplainedin thekey.
  • Heknelton theflooras a symbolicgesture.
  • Today'sprotestsare symbolic ofgeneralpublicopinionon thisissue.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Representation in art & in general
  • anti-realism
  • anti-realist
  • Calvary
  • capture
  • complementary
  • confederate
  • non-complementary
  • non-representational
  • non-symbolic
  • perspective
  • pictograph
  • realism
  • realist
  • represent
  • representation
  • representational
  • semiotic
  • symbolism
  • ultrarealism
  • volumetric
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Typifying, illustrating and exemplifying
Of little or less importance

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symbolicallyadverb
(Definition ofsymbolicfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsymbolic

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Although local residents were conscious of the appeal of the nuraghe to tourists, they did not invest in the monument except insymbolicterms.
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In conclusion,symbolicappeals in bioethics are natural byproducts of our human makeup.
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Symbolicappeals, like the applications of rules, ought to be sensitive to special circumstances.
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We will argue that the appeal tosymbolicvalue is both redundant and misleading.
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Symbolicmeanings are constructed through historical traditions, articulated contextually and reproduced only in practice.
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However, even if widespread neolithic societies did share a common set of problems it would be wrong to assume a commonsymbolicdiscourse.
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The material world, present or past, is imbued with social structures that people invest with social andsymbolicmeanings.
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To see it, the spectator must have understood thesymbolicgeometry of the interior.
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In summary, relationships with nieces and nephews for most of those with families at a distance are primarilysymbolic, perfunctory and infrequent.
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Symbolicplay in congenitally blind children was indication that they could score highly at some points of their play.
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Symbolicplay in congenitally blind children ih'hy with a very long kih'hy.
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As discussed in the introduction, the ability to generatesymbolicplay requires the ability to produce actions outside the context in which they typically occur.
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If the results indicate neither memory norsymbolicplay deficits, then further consideration of the executive dysfunction hypothesis is warranted.
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The answer should provide an evaluation of the role of memory in thesymbolicdeficits found in children with autism.
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If the mirroring is too accurate, the perception itself can become a source of fear, and it loses itssymbolicpotential.
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