symbolize
symbolise, v
1 [Tn] be a symbol of (sth) 作为(某事物)的符号或标志; 象徵(某事物)
a picture of a red disc with rays coming from it, symbolizing the sun 画著一个光芒四射的红色圆盘以代表太阳的一幅画.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.n/a]
~ sth/sb (with/as sth) represent sth/sb by means of a symbol 用符号代表某事物[某人]
The poet has symbolized his lover with a flower. 那诗人用花象徵他的爱人.