| 词组 | symbol |
| 释义 | gear n. an asterisk (*).Why is there a gear after this word?The gear stands for anything you want it to stand for. mesh n. a crosshatch or octothorpe, (#).Put a mesh on each end of your formula.What does the mesh stand for in this equation? pigpen n. a crosshatch or octothorpe, (#). (Computers.)Put a pigpen just after the gear.There is nothing on my printout but a whole string of pigpens. screamer n. an exclamation point. (Printing.)Put a screamer at the end of the line.Clean up this copy. There are too many screamers. Looks like junior high stuff. shout n. an exclamation point.Put a shout at the end of the line. Make this dull story more sexy.This gal uses shouts like they were salt and pepper. shriek n. an exclamation point. (Typesetters.)Where is there a shriek at the end?Take off that shriek. You use too many of those things. squiggle n. a wiggly mark.What does this squiggle mean?That squiggle is my signature. toke n. a token.Yeah. Just a little toke of my approval.Nothing much. Just a toke. wow n. an exclamation point.Put a wow at the end of this sentence.Almost every sentence you write has a wow at the end of it. status symbolSomething, especially that which is very expensive and flashy, that someone owns and displays as a means of showing of their wealth or success. In this part of the city, expensive sneakers and designer sweatshirts are the real status symbols. Nothing says "status symbol" like a single person buying a 25,000 square foot mansion all for themselves. status symbolA position or activity that allows one's social prestige to be displayed, as in She doesn't even drive; that car of hers is purely a status symbol. [Mid-1900s] a ˈstatus symbolan expensive possession which shows people that you are rich: These cars are regarded as status symbols in Britain.status symbolA possession or privilege that is a mark of one’s social standing. Dating from the mid-twentieth century, this term is often used sarcastically, in effect deriding anyone who relies on status symbols for a sense of worth. The New York Times used it on September 3, 2000, in an article by Geraldine Fabrikant about lawyer Johnnie L. Cochran’s purchasing a private plane: “Mr. Cochran . . . is now hitting the major money leagues as well, and he has the status-symbol issue down pat.” |
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