Từ điển Anh Việt "symbol" - Là Gì?

symbol

Từ điển Collocation

symbol noun

1 image/object/event that is a sign of sth

ADJ. clear, dramatic, perfect, potent, powerful, supreme, ultimate The Berlin wall was the supreme symbol of the Cold War. | universal The dove is a universal symbol of peace. | outward, physical, visual The company car is an outward symbol of the employee's status. | ancient, traditional | national | cultural, military, political | divine, religious, sacred | Christian, Hindu, etc. | fertility, phallic, sexual, virility The villagers took fertility symbols into the fields to ensure a good harvest. | sex (= a person famous for being attractive) He is not most people's idea of a sex symbol. | status A stressful job can actually be a status symbol.

VERB + SYMBOL adopt sth as, regard sth as, see sth as, use sth as Eggs are seen as the symbol of new life.

2 letter/sign that has a particular meaning

ADJ. identifying All GM products carry an identifying symbol. | abstract, geometric, geometrical | graphic, written | chemical, Chinese, linguistic, mathematical, musical, phonemic, phonetic, punctuation A list of phonetic symbols is given in the front of the dictionary.

VERB + SYMBOL bear, be marked with, have The coin bears a Jewish symbol. The bottle had a skull and crossbones symbol on it. | display, show, use Hotels that show this symbol offer activities for children. | look out for, see Always look out for the special ABTA symbol at your travel agent's. You can use your tokens wherever you see this symbol. | decipher, interpret, understand

SYMBOL + VERB denote sth, indicate sth, mean sth, represent sth What does this little symbol mean?

PREP. in ~s a message written in symbols | ~ for O is the chemical symbol for oxygen.

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
  • something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; symbolization, symbolisation, symbolic representation

    the eagle is a symbol of the United States

Microsoft Computer Dictionary

n. In programming, a name that represents a register, an absolute value, or a memory address (relative or absolute). See also identifier, operator (definition 1).

Bloomberg Financial Glossary

Letters used to identify companies on the consolidated tape and other locations.

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

symbolssyn.: symbolic representation symbolisation symbolization

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