1·People threw flowers into the river between the two countries as a symbolic act of brotherhood.
人们把花扔进两国之间的河里，以此作为兄弟情谊的象征性的行为。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·De jongh's followers typically regard the pictures as purely symbolic.
德荣的追随者通常认为这些照片是纯粹象征性的。
3·It was a symbolic act, indicating that under Grune's leadership, Reader's Digest was going to be different.
这是一个象征性的举动，表明在格鲁恩的领导下，《读者文摘》将会有所不同。
4·Architecture is the art and science of designing structures that organize and enclose space for practical and symbolic purposes.
建筑是一门设计建筑物的艺术和科学，为实用性和象征性的目的而组织和包围空间。
5·Iron hoes, which made the land more productive, and iron weapons, which made the warrior more powerful, had symbolic meaning in a number of West Africa societies.
铁制锄头使土地更高产，铁制武器使战士更强大，它们在许多非洲西部的部落中都拥有象征性意义。