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circumvent [`s"kDm}vGnt] v. (含貶義) 規避；迴避；防止------發生

  We found a way to circumvent the problem.

  They found a way of circumventing the law.     //      to circumvent the law

  Advertising restrictions are easily circumvented.

propensity [prD}pGnsDti] n. 行為傾向；習性 a tendency; inclination

  He has a propensity for drinking too much alcohol.

  They have a propensity for /toward violence.

  He has a propensity for crime.

  She has a propensity to complain /exaggerate.    //     a propensity to daydream

sym.bol [}s0mbDl] n. 1. 象徵；代表；標誌       

  The color red is a symbol for danger in many countries.

  The dove is a symbol of peace.

  Many Catholics saw him as a symbol of hope.

  The road signs use symbols to give information and warnings.

                2. 符號；記號

  The “P” symbol on the map means “parking.”

sym.bol.ic [s0m}bAl0k] adj. 1. 象徵 (性) 的；象徵意義的            98指

  The president threatened to use military force, but it was only a symbolic gesture.

  The new regulations are largely symbolic.

                      2. 象徵-------的

  The dove is symbolic of peace.

  Wedding rings are symbolic of eternal love.

  The wedding rings are symbolic of their love.

                      3. 使用象徵符號的

  Algebra is a symbolic language.

symbolically [s0m}bAl0kli] adv. 

  The vote is symbolically important.

symbolize [}s0mbD`la0z] v. 象徵；代表 represent                 99指, 103學

  The shape of the heart symbolizes love.

  The lion symbolizes courage.

  For many people cars symbolize personal freedom.

  She came to symbolize her country’s struggle for independence.

    她逐漸成為她的國家爭取獨立的象徵

symbolism [}s0mbD`l0zDm] n. 1. 象徵主義 (手法)

  ~ a story filled with religious symbolism

  ~ political / sexual symbolism

                       2. 象徵意義

  What is the symbolism of the lion in the picture?