a symbol of

基本解釋

For decades, Japanese customers were drawn to pricey handbags and jewelry as symbols of upward mobility.
幾十年來，日本消費(fèi)者熱衷于昂貴的手袋和珠寶，認(rèn)為這是進(jìn)入上流社會的象征。
In the same speech, he proclaimed Iran a superpower, trumpeting its development of nuclear and rocket technology as symbols of national virility.
在同一演說中，他宣稱伊朗是一個超級大國。大肆宣揚(yáng)核技術(shù)和火箭技術(shù)的發(fā)展是國家壯大的標(biāo)志。
Public schools, seen as symbols of Bangkok's rule, suffer repeated arson attacks and drive-by shootings of teachers. Southern Thailand is now among the most lethal conflicts in South-East Asia.
公立學(xué)校，看起來是曼谷秩序的標(biāo)志，卻不斷遭到縱火襲擊以及由教師引起的槍擊事件，泰國南部正處于整個東南亞最致命的沖突之中。

Evocative symbols of Europe's troubled past,such as the swastika, have long been illegal in a number of countries across the continent.
The repetition of symbols was to be enough, without trauma, as well, perhaps, to attenuate it, or even jar it altogether loose from her memory.
象征的重復(fù)快要足夠，即便沒有可能的從她記憶中流出的創(chuàng)傷，去減弱它去刺激它。
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he's well known for his account of phallic symbols, arguing certain architectural monuments are subconsciously developed as penile representations.
他因?qū)π云鞅碚鞯慕忉尪鵀槿耸熘J(rèn)為某些建筑紀(jì)念碑,是潛意識中陰莖表征的展現(xiàn)。
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The Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt feel more important as symbols of alternative energy.
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