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signify sth
The red light signifies danger.
红灯表示危险。
象征；预示
signified — past of signify
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
象征；预示
to be a sign of; to symbolize or indicate
The red light signifies danger.
红灯表示危险。
将某物变成符号
To create a sign out of something.
赋予(某物)意义或重要性
To give (something) a meaning or an importance.
用符号等表示意图；指示、宣布或预示
To show one’s intentions with a sign etc.; to indicate, announce, or portend.
意味着；预示
To mean; to betoken.
signify
Base
原形
signifies
3rd person
第三人称单数
signifying
-ing
现在分词
signified
Past
过去式
signified
Past participle
过去分词
A red sky at sunset often signifies good weather.
日落时的红色天空常常预示着好天气。
His silence signified that he agreed.
他的沉默表明他同意了。
The increase in traffic is signifying a growing economy.
交通量的增加正预示着经济增长。
注意：signify 作为及物动词时，后面通常接 that 从句或名词短语。
A red traffic light signifies that drivers must stop.
红灯表示司机必须停车。
She nodded to signify her agreement.
她点头表示同意。
In some cultures, a crow signifies bad luck.
在某些文化中，乌鸦象征坏运气。
The red light signifies danger.
红灯表示危险。
His silence signified that he agreed.
他的沉默表示他同意了。
常用于否定或疑问句。
It doesn't signify much to me.
这对我来说没什么要紧。
Not this
This result is signify.
Use this
This result is significant.
混淆了动词signify与形容词significant，应用形容词修饰名词。
Not this
The red light signifies.
Use this
The red light signifies danger.
signify作为及物动词时需要宾语，不能单独使用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
象征结束
The bell signifies the end of the class.
铃声象征课程的结束。
预示变化
Dark clouds signify a change in weather.
乌云预示天气的变化。
表示同意
He signified his consent by nodding.
他点头表示同意。
表示重要
This event signifies the importance of teamwork.
这一事件表明了团队合作的重要性。
不重要
His opinion doesn't signify much in this matter.
在这件事上，他的意见并不重要。
毫无意义
His excuses signify nothing.
他的借口毫无意义。
关系不大，意义不大
The delay signifies little in the long run.
从长远来看，这次延误关系不大。
不重要，没关系
A small mistake does not signify.
一个小错误不要紧。
充满了喧嚣与骚动，却毫无意义。
Her elaborate excuse did not signify anything in the end.
她精心编造的借口最终毫无意义。
Use signified naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想sign（标志）+ify（动词后缀）→ 使成为标志，即象征、预示。如红旗signify胜利。
通常，signify 作及物动词时表示“象征；预示”，多用于正式或书面语境，常与抽象名词搭配；作不及物动词时表示“要紧”，常见于否定或疑问结构。
No words rhyme exactly with 'signify' because its stressed vowel /ɪ/ in the first syllable differs from the stressed vowels in these common -ify words (e.g., /æ/, /ɛ/, /ʌ/, /ɒ/, /ɛ/). These words share the spelling suffix '-ify' but sound different.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.