| 释义 | 
		WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 主要翻译 |  | symbolic adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (representing [sth]) | 象征的  xiàng zhēng de  |  |   | The image of the light in the dark room is symbolic. |  | symbolic of [sth] adj + prep |  (representing [sth]) | 作为...象征的 
  |  |   |   | 象征性的  xiàng zhēng xìng de  |  |   | The colours on the flag are symbolic of the earth, the sea and the sun. |  | symbolic adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (having no real impact) | 象征性的  xiàng zhēng xìng de  |  |   |   | 有象征意义的  yǒu xiàng zhēng yì yì de  |  |   | The current sanctions only have symbolic value. |  
 WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 复合形式: |  | symbolic language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (metaphor, analogy) | 含有象征意义的语言  hán yǒu xiàng zhēng yì yì de yǔ yán |  |   | Poets often use symbolic language to describe events. |  | symbolic meaning nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (what [sth] represents) | 象征意义  xiàng zhēng yì yì |  |   | Flowers often have a symbolic meaning; red roses represent love, for example. |  
 Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011: symbolic [ sIm'b%lIk] symbolical[sIm'b%lIkl] adj 1 [importance, value, gesture] 象征(徵)性的 xiàngzhēngxìng de 2 [+  language, representation] 象征(徵)主义(義)的  xiàngzhēng zhǔyì de-  to be symbolic of sth
  是某物的象征(徵) shì mǒuwù de xiàngzhēng 
   在这些条目还发现'symbolic': 在英文解释里: allegorist - allegory - emblematic - full of meaning - sacramental - shorthand - symbolism - token - totemic  |