signify

1. V-T If an event, a sign, or a symbol signifies something, it is a sign of that thing or represents that thing. 表示; 意味著

These were not the only changes that signified the end of boyhood. 這些不是表示男孩時(shí)代已結(jié)束的惟一變化。

2. V-T If you signify something, you make a sign or gesture in order to communicate a particular meaning. (用符號(hào)或手勢(shì)) 表達(dá)

Two jurors signified their dissent. 兩個(gè)陪讅員表達(dá)了他們的異議。