de-, 向下，强调。note, 记号。即做上记号，预示。

1. We often denote danger by red letters.

我们常常用红字表示危险.

2. Red eyes denote strain and fatigue.

眼睛充血表明压力过大、身心疲惫。

3. Sometime the term artesian is used to denote a confined aquifer.

有时候人们也用自流含水层这一术语表示承压含水层.

4. The small symbols on this map denote historic places and museums.

这个地图上的小记号表示史迹与博物馆.

5. Bessie's glance , though it expressed regard , did in no shape denote admiration.

白茜的眼神虽然流露出关怀, 但丝毫不表示赞美.