adv.
1.
ADJ
(事件、行动、程序)象征的，象征性的 If you describe an event, action, or procedure as symbolic, you mean that it represents an important change, although it has little practical effect.
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A lot of Latin-American officials are stressing the symbolic importance of the trip...
许多拉丁美洲的官员都在强调此行的重要象征意义。
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The move today was largely symbolic.
今天的举动在很大程度上只是象征性的。
symbolically
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It was a simple enough gesture, but symbolically important.
这只是一个非常简单的举动，却寓意深刻。
2.
ADJ-GRADED
象征…的;作为…的象征的 Something that is symbolic of a person or thing is regarded or used as a symbol of them.
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Yellow clothes are worn as symbolic of spring...
穿上黄色的衣服象征着春天来了。
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The change from long to short hair is symbolic of the woman's need for change in her whole life.
一个女人把长发剪短就表示她想要改变生活。
symbolically
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Each circle symbolically represents the whole of humanity.
每一个圈都象征着全人类。
- Adverb
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1. in a symbolic manner;
- "symbolically accepted goals"
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2. by means of symbols;
- "symbolically expressed"
- 1. By wearing the ring on the third finger of the left hand, a married couple symbolically declares their eternal love for each other.
- 将婚戒戴在左手的第三只手指上，意味着夫妻双方象征性地宣告他们的爱情天长地久，他们定能白头偕老。
来自《简明英汉词典》
