1.用符号表示,是...的符号;象征,代表
1.to be a symbol of something
2.to be considered as a typical or perfect example of something
1.Buddhist temples throughout Japan tolled bells 108 times, symbolizing a desire to leave behind earthly desires and prepare for the new year.
日本的佛教寺庙鸣钟108下，表示遗弃世俗的欲望并准备迎接新的一年。
2.At the end of the performance, 2-thousand lanterns were sent up to the sky, symbolizing people's best wishes.
在表演结束之后，两千个灯笼被放飞，象征着人们最美好的祝福。
3.Green, it indicates the coming of spring, symbolizing the desire to contain the land of affection and gratitude of the sun and rain.
绿色，它预示着春天的来临，象征着生命的渴望，蕴含着对土地的深情和对阳光雨露的感恩。
4.Her cupped hands often form the Yoni Mudra, symbolizing the womb as the door for entry to this world through the universal female principle.
她凹陷的手形态经常形成女性外阴像情态，象征子宫通过普遍的女性法则作为进入这个世界的通道。
5.It is often a personality from the sports world or a young person symbolizing hope for the future.
通常是由一位体育界名人或是一位象征着未来希望的年轻人来担当此任。
6.In children's dirty hands held the roses symbolizing romance, while behind the fresh roses, was the stink of money.
孩子们黑乎乎的手中，紧握着一枝枝象征浪漫的玫瑰花，但在鲜花的背后，却是令人厌恶的铜臭。
7.That is just one of the new policies symbolizing the change to come as Washington shifts from eight years of Republican rule under Mr. Bush.
这只是诸多新政策中的一项，这些新政策象征着在华盛顿结束布什（GeorgeW.Bush）为期八年的共和党统治后即将发生的变革。
8.The evergreens traditionally brought indoors were decorated with apples, symbolizing the Garden of Eden.
传统上带入室内的针叶树用苹果装饰，象征着伊甸园。
9.The Great Wall, symbolizing China's ancient civilization, is one of the world's most renowned projects.
象征着中国古代文明的长城是世界上最著名的工程之一。
10.Pope Benedict XVI washes the feet of a layman at a Cathedral in Rome, part of a ritual symbolizing humility observed on Holy Thursday.
罗马大教堂教皇本笃十六世为神父洗脚。这一项仪式象征着谦虚的精神庆祝圣周四“濯足礼”。