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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

sign

英  [saɪn]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词

  • signs

    1. [C 可数名词] 符号

    A sign is a mark or shape that always has a particular meaning, for example, in mathematics or music.

    近义词

    symbol

    双语例句

    例：

    Equations are generally written with an equals sign.

    等式通常用等号来表示。

    2. [C 可数名词] 姿势 , 手势

    A sign is a movement of your arms, hands, or head which is intended to have a particular meaning.

    双语例句

    例：

    They gave Lavalle the thumbs-up sign.

    他们给拉瓦列做了一个竖起大拇指的手势。

    3. [C 可数名词] 指示牌

    A sign is a piece of wood, metal, or plastic with words or pictures on it. Signs give you information about something, or give you a warning or an instruction.

    双语例句

    例：

    a sign saying that the road was closed because of snow.

    一个写着公路因大雪而封路的指示牌。

    4. [C, U 有变体名词] 迹象 , 征兆

    If there is a sign of something, there is something which shows that it exists or is happening.

    近义词

    indication , symptom

    双语例句

    例：

    They are prepared to hand back a hundred prisoners of war a day as a sign of good will.

    他们准备每天遣返100名战犯以示友好。

    例：

    His face and movements rarely betrayed a sign of nerves.

    他的表情和行为很少流露出紧张的迹象。

    例：

    Your blood would have been checked for any sign of kidney failure.

    本该给你验血看是否有肾衰竭的迹象。

    5. [C 可数名词] 星座

    In astrology, a sign or a sign of the zodiac is one of the twelve areas into which the heavens are divided.

    双语例句

    例：

    The new moon takes place in your opposite sign of Libra on the 15th.

    新月在15日会出现在你对面的天秤座中。

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

  • sign for

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 签收

    If you sign for something, you officially state that you have received it, by signing a form or book.

    双语例句

    例：

    When the courier delivers your order, check the parcel before signing for it.

    当快递员将你订购的货物送到时，要先检查一下包裹再签收。

  • sign in

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] （在旅馆或俱乐部）签到

    If you sign in, you officially indicate that you have arrived at a hotel or club by signing a book or form.

    双语例句

    例：

    I signed in and crunched across the gravel to my room.

    我签到后便嘎吱嘎吱地穿过砾石路走到我的房间。

  • sign over

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 签字转让（财产或权利）

    If you sign something over, you sign documents that give someone else property, possessions, or rights that were previously yours.

    双语例句

    例：

    Two years ago, he signed over his art collection to the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.

    两年前，他签字把他的艺术收藏品转让给了纽约大都会艺术博物馆。

  • sign up

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 和…签约 , 报名参加（课程）

    If you sign up for an organization or if an organization signs you up, you sign a contract officially agreeing to do a job or course of study.

    双语例句

    例：

    He signed up as a flight attendant with Korean Air.

    他与大韩航空公司签了约，成为了机乘员。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • no sign of someone

    1. 不见某人的踪影

    If you say that there is no sign of someone, you mean that they have not yet arrived, although you are expecting them to come.

    双语例句

    例：

    The train was on time, but there was no sign of my Finnish friend.

    火车准时到达了，但还没有见到我芬兰朋友的踪影。

    VERB. 动词

  • signs , signing , signed

    1. [T 及物动词] 打手势 , （节目或表演）配手势语

    If you sign, you communicate with someone using sign language. If a programme or performance is signed, someone uses sign language so that deaf people can understand it.

    双语例句

    例：

    All programmes will be either signed or subtitled.

    所有的节目都配有手语或者字幕。

    2. [T 及物动词] 在…上签名 , 签署

    When you sign a document, you write your name on it, usually at the end or in a special space. You do this to indicate that you have written the document, that you agree with what is written, or that you were present as a witness.

    双语例句

    例：

    World leaders are expected to sign a treaty pledging to increase environmental protection.

    人们期望世界领导人们能签署一份承诺加强环境保护的条约。

    3. [I 不及物动词] 签约雇用 , 签约受雇

    If an organization signs someone or if someone signs for an organization, they sign a contract agreeing to work for that organization for a specified period of time.

    双语例句

    例：

    The Minnesota Vikings signed Herschel Walker from the Dallas Cowboys.

    明尼苏达维京人队签下了来自达拉斯牛仔队的赫舍尔·沃克。

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