动词是symbolize，例如：

1、The use of light and dark symbolizes good and evil.用光明与黑暗来象征善与恶。

2、He came to symbolize his country's struggle for independence.他逐渐成为祖国为争取独立而斗争的象征。

3、A torch symbolizes the brightness ( of the future).火炬象征光明。