The arrows denote the internal state of two of the ions .
图上的箭头表示了两个内部的离子状态。
It may denote a fort , or the planned site of one .
这可能表示的是一处要塞,抑或是一处据点。
In the worlds of dos and unix , commands either use - or / to denote a parameter name .
在dos和unix的世界里,命令使用-或者/来表示一个参数名。
To others , dreams denote night-time learning or problem-solving , even automatic sifting of the mind 's detritus , the skimming off of useless information to be dumped like so much mental junk .