denote
英 [dɪˈnəʊt]
美 [dɪˈnoʊt]
v. 标志; 预示; 象征; 表示; 意指
第三人称单数：denotes 过去分词：denoted 现在分词：denoting 过去式：denoted
Collins.1 / BNC.6148 / COCA.9748
同义词辨析
meanv. 表示…的意思，意思是
〔辨析〕
普通用词，用于指出事物的具体含义。
〔例证〕
What does 'rock' mean? rock
是什么意思？
The green light means 'Go'.
绿灯表示“行”。
This arrow means that you should go straight ahead.
这个箭头表示你应该一直往前走。
是什么意思？
The green light means 'Go'.
绿灯表示“行”。
This arrow means that you should go straight ahead.
这个箭头表示你应该一直往前走。
denotev. 〈正式〉表示，指示
〔辨析〕
常表示某个词的字面含义或某个符号、迹象的意义。
〔例证〕
What does the word 'measure' denote that 'method' does not?
measure一词表示的含义中哪些是method所不包含的？
The colour red is usually used to denote passion or danger.
红色通常用于表示激情或危险。
What do the circles denote on the map?
地图上的圆圈代表什么？
measure一词表示的含义中哪些是method所不包含的？
The colour red is usually used to denote passion or danger.
红色通常用于表示激情或危险。
What do the circles denote on the map?
地图上的圆圈代表什么？
expressv. 表达，表述
〔辨析〕
主要指通过语言、表情、动作等表达想法、感情等。
〔例证〕
Why did he refuse to express his opinions?
为什么他拒绝表达自己的观点？
She expressed an interest in visiting the museum.
她表示有兴趣参观博物馆。
Her mother's eyes expressed deep sadness.
她母亲的眼中流露出深切的悲伤。
Words cannot express how excited we are.
言语无法形容我们有多么激动。
为什么他拒绝表达自己的观点？
She expressed an interest in visiting the museum.
她表示有兴趣参观博物馆。
Her mother's eyes expressed deep sadness.
她母亲的眼中流露出深切的悲伤。
Words cannot express how excited we are.
言语无法形容我们有多么激动。
牛津词典
verb
- 标志；预示；象征
to be a sign of sth- A very high temperature often denotes a serious illness.
高烧常常说明病得很重。
- A very high temperature often denotes a serious illness.
- 表示；意指
to mean sth- In this example ‘X’ denotes the time taken and ‘Y’ denotes the distance covered.
在这个例子中，X表示所用的时间，Y表示所行的距离。 - The red triangle denotes danger.
红色三角形表示危险。 - Here ‘family’ denotes mother, father and children.
此处的family指母亲、父亲和孩子。
- In this example ‘X’ denotes the time taken and ‘Y’ denotes the distance covered.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 预示;是…的征兆;表示;是…的标志
If one thingdenotesanother, it is a sign or indication of it.- Red eyes denote strain and fatigue...
眼睛充血表明压力过大、身心疲惫。 - There was a message waiting, denoting that someone had been here ahead of her.
有了一条留言，这表示有人已先于她到了这儿。
- Red eyes denote strain and fatigue...
- VERB （符号等）代表，是…的标记
What a symboldenotesis what it represents.- In figure 24 'D' denotes quantity demanded and 'S' denotes quantity supplied.
在图 24 中，D 代表需求量而 S 代表供应量。
- In figure 24 'D' denotes quantity demanded and 'S' denotes quantity supplied.
- VERB 意思是;指代
What a word or namedenotesis what it means or refers to.- In the Middle Ages the term 'drab' denoted a very simple type of woollen cloth which was used by peasants to make their clothes.
中世纪时，drab（“本色布”）一词指的是一种农民用来制衣的非常普通的羊毛织物。
- In the Middle Ages the term 'drab' denoted a very simple type of woollen cloth which was used by peasants to make their clothes.
英英释义
verb
- have as a meaning
- `multi-' denotes `many'
- be a sign or indication of
- Her smile denoted that she agreed
- make known
- She denoted her feelings clearly
双语例句
- In the Middle Ages the term 'drab' denoted a very simple type of woollen cloth which was used by peasants to make their clothes.
中世纪时，drab（“本色布”）一词指的是一种农民用来制衣的非常普通的羊毛织物。 - These nouns denote the quality of being upright in principle and action.
这些名词表示在原则和行动上的正直品质。 - We use juxtaposition to denote conjunction, ab means both a and B.
我们利用并列表示合取，ab意味着a与b两者。 - There was a message waiting, denoting that someone had been here ahead of her.
有了一条留言，这表示有人已先于她到了这儿。 - These nouns denote a group of people sharing an interest or activity.
这些名词代表了有同一兴趣或活动的一群人。 - These nouns denote agreement or conformity, as in character, nature, or appearance between persons or things.
这些名词显示了人或物之间在性格、天性或处表上的相似或一致性。 - Notation is just the way physicists denote "a vector ( or state) called X".
标记正是物理学家们表示“名叫X的向量（或状态）”的方式。 - Used before nouns and noun phrases that denote a single but unspecified person or thing.
用在名词或名词短语前，表示单数及不确定的人或物。 - An English name may denote a person's social or family background.
英语中一个人的姓名可能保函了一个人的社会或家庭背景。 - These nouns denote faithfulness, as to a person or a cause.
这些名词指的是对一个人或一件事的忠诚。