sign

高中CET4CET6考研IELTS

英[saɪn]
美[saɪn]

基本释义

n.
迹象; 招牌; 手势; 符号
v.
签字; 和…签约; 打手势

词性变化

实用例句

Headaches may be a sign of stress.

头痛可能是紧张的迹象。

牛津词典

There is no sign of John anywhere.

哪儿都没有约翰的影子。

牛津词典

Call the police at the first sign of trouble.

一有闹事的苗头就叫警察。

牛津词典

The gloomy weather shows no sign of improving.

阴沉的天气没有丝毫转晴的迹象。

牛津词典

Her work is showing some signs of improvement.

她的工作出现了一些改进的迹象。

牛津词典

The fact that he didn't say ‘no ’ immediately is a good sign .

他没有马上拒绝,这是好征兆。

牛津词典

If an interview is too easy, it's a sure sign that you haven't got the job.

如果面试太简单,那必定表示你没得到那份工作。

牛津词典

There was no sign of life in the house (= there seemed to be nobody there) .

那座房子没有一点住人的迹象。

牛津词典

If I had noticed the warning signs , none of this would have happened.

如果我注意到了那些预警征兆,这种事就一桩也不会发生了。

牛津词典

a road/traffic sign

道路 / 交通标志

牛津词典

a shop/pub sign

商店 / 酒吧招牌

牛津词典

The sign on the wall said ‘Now wash your hands ’.

墙上的牌子上写着“请洗手”。

牛津词典

Follow the signs for the city centre.

按照标牌的指示到市中心。

牛津词典

He gave a thumbs-up sign .

他竖起了大拇指表示赞同。

牛津词典

Equations are generally written with a two-bar equals sign.

等式通常用两道横的等号来表示。

They gave Lavalle the thumbs-up sign...

他们对拉瓦列竖起了大拇指。

The priest made the sign of the cross over him.

神父在他上方画了个十字。

All programmes will be either 'signed' or subtitled...

所有节目要么要配手语要么要打字幕。

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

声明公路因大雪而关闭的告示牌

...a cardboard sign, which stated 'No to Poll Tax'...

写有“反对人头税”的硬纸板抗议牌

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

他们准备每日遣返100名战俘以示友好。

His face and movements rarely betrayed a sign of nerves...

他的表情和行为几乎没有流露出紧张的迹象。

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

世界各国首脑预计会签署一份承诺加强环境保护的协定。

Before an operation the patient will be asked to sign a consent form.

手术前患者将被要求在同意书上签字。

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。

The band then signed to Slash Records.

随后乐队和伤痕唱片公司签约。

The New Moon takes place in your opposite sign of Libra on the 15th.

15 日新月会移至你对面的天秤宫。

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

伦敦的火车准点到达,却不见我那芬兰朋友的踪影。

The Chancellor had been hoping to have an agreement signed and sealed by the end of this week...

财政大臣一直期望这周末前能敲定一份协议。

A government spokesman said the bill must be signed, sealed and delivered by tomorrow.

一名政府发言人称议案明天必须定下来。

真题例句

Small signs may indicate great changes to come and therefore merit attention.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

It is a welcome sign of the coming of spring.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Great leaders recognize the weak signals or slight signs that point to big changes to come.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Dogs may have learned to detect threat signs from humans and respond by trying to make peace, according to researcher Sanni Somppi.

出自-2017年6月听力原文

They had negative views of effort, believing that having to work hard was a sign of low ability.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

If you have a sign in your yard declaring what setup you use, that'd point them in the right direction, though at that point, we're talking about a highly targeted, semi-sophisticated attack, and not the sort of forced-entry attack that makes up the majority of burglaries.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

In recent months, though, environmental studiesindicate there have been signs of improvement.

出自-2015年12月听力原文

That is a sign of its immense potential.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

But as reliance on the Web grows, there are signs that the question is getting more serious attention: Last month, a study published in CNS Spectrums claimed to be the first large-scale look at excessive Internet use.

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

Fetch the documents signed by Mr Gartner.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

Didn't you see the private sign over there?

出自-2013年6月听力原文

The woman was putting up a sign on the wall

出自-2013年6月听力原文

The editor is amazed at how quickly Smith gets his stories—only minutes after they happen—but soon he's presented with a contract to sign.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

The editor is frightened by this news, but he is more frightened by the idea of losing his newspaper, so he agrees to sign

出自-2013年6月听力原文

They were obliged to fulfill the signed contract.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

Well, the sign on my store says the hours are ten to six, but if business is slower than usual, I can just lock up and take off early.

出自-2012年6月听力原文

He was so glad to see them that he didn't even think to read the sign by the entrance

出自-2012年6月听力原文

In some countries, whistling by listeners is a sign of approval while in other courtiers it is a form of insult.

出自-2011年12月听力原文

A new sign in the window told the story.

出自-2010年12月听力原文

Go upstairs to sign some document

出自-2010年12月听力原文

"When they see that carrier back out on the street," Swigart said, "that's the first sign to them that life is starting to return to normal.

2019年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

Also, if we both sign up before Friday, we can get a discount on a six-month membership.

2018年6月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section B

Building a neon sign is an art practiced by professionals trained on the job to mold glass tubes into decorative shapes and letters.

2018年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section A

If you have a sign in your yard declaring what setup you use, that'd point them in the right direction, though at that point, we're talking about a highly targeted, semi-sophisticated attack, and not the sort of forced-entry attack that makes up the major

2016年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

It takes many hours to craft a single sign.

2018年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section A

So you just need to sign the form to say you've received it.

2019年6月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section B

The center's "Shop with Your Doc" program sends doctors to the grocery store to meet with any patients who sign up for the service, plus any other shoppers who happen to be around with questions.

2018年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

The sight of a mailman on the street is a reassuring sign of life becoming normal again.

2019年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

Yet there are recent signs that the gap could be starting to shrink.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Schools or teachers who sign up for the National Math Club receive a kit full of activities and resources, but there's no special teacher training and no competition attached.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

More than a decade later, there was no sign of the ecosystem re-building itself.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Teenagers at risk of depression, anxiety and suicide often wear their troubles like a neon sign.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Studying at university will only become less attractive if employers shift their focus away from where someone went to university--and there is no sign of that happening anytime soon.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Carli says that one of the most significant things about his study is that it provides new early-warning signs for parents, teachers and mental health-care providers.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Currently, there’s mounting criticism of Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign, which fights childhood obesity by encouraging youngsters to become more physically active, and it signed on singer Beyonce and basketball player Shaquille O’Neal, both of whom also endorse sodas which are a major contributor to the obesity epidemic.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

The 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act, intended to encourage private space vehicles and services, prohibits the transportation secretary from regulating the de sign or operation of private spacecraft, unless they have resulted in a serious or fatal injury to crew or passengers.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Despite clear signs of global warming it is not easy for most people to believe climate change will affect their own lives.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

It is a trend that shows no sign of slowing.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

But there is also time for brief diversions onto bizarre ground, such as a discussion of the skyscraper index (which holds that a boom in skyscraper construction is a foolproof sign of an imminent recession)

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Skyscrapers are a sure sign of a city's prosperity.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

is a sign of age discrimination

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

Yet, there are signs of peril (危险)within American higher education.

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

Nor is there any sign of the intergenerational warfare predicted in the 1990s.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

These "thought experiments" were pages of calculations signed and submitted to the prestigious journal Annalen der Physik by a virtual unknown.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

And that box there to confirm you have known driving convictions, thank you, and then sign there.

出自-2014年6月听力原文

That sign says they are against importing luxury goods from Europe.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

Being funny isn't necessarily an indicator of good social skills and well-being," his research has shown, "it may just exactly be a sign of personality flaws

出自-2013年12月听力原文

It is a sign of happiness and confidence.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

They want to know if the economic crisis would affect our ability to carry out the deal we signed last November.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

A package deal to be signed in November

出自-2013年12月听力原文

Her poems on various subjects,religious and moral were printed in Boston in 1773, three years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

I can't believe so many people want to sign up for the Korea Development Conference.

出自-2012年6月听力原文

In some countries, whistling by listeners is a sign of approval while in other courtiers it is a form of insult.

出自-2011年12月听力原文

Since you're psychology major, you should sign up for it.

出自-2011年6月听力原文

The man is still trying to sign up for the course he is interested in

出自-2011年6月听力原文

And, by contrast, the loss of hope, is turning out to be a stronger sign that a person may commit suicide than other factors long thought to be more likely risks.

出自-2010年12月听力原文

He wants to sign a long-term contract.

出自-2010年6月听力原文

Although, over the years, Barbies had more than 180 different careers, including football coach, sign language teacher, ambassador, president and astronaut, her body shape hasn't changed much.

2017年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section B

Common research has long held that talking themselves through a task helps children learn, although doing so when you'v apparently matured is not a great sign of brilliance.

2017年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section A

From a political perspective, we need to understand the terms on which major countries like China and the USA might sign up to a global agreement because at the moment we don't have that consensus.

2016年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

Studying at university will only become less attractive if employers shift their focus away from where someone went to university—and there is no sign of that happening anytime soon.

2016年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

Teenagers at risk of depression, anxiety and suicide often wear their troubles like a neon sign.

2016年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

The first major sign of problems came in summer 2010, when the construction corporation pushed the opening from October 2011 to June 2012.

2019年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

This is a sign of the continued allure of creating scientific correlations across borders.

2019年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

As I approached mile 23, I could see my wife waving a sign.

2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

At mile 3, I passed a sign:" go for it, runners!".

2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

But at union station in Los Angeles last month, a board went up with dollar bills attached to it with pins and a sign that read, "give what you can, take what you need".

2019年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

David Dominoni, of Glasgow university, said that light from street lamps, takeaway signs and homes is affecting the birds' biological clocks, leading to them being wide awake when they should be asleep.

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

I myself went through this searching process and found something that has changed my experience at college for the better: I discovered asl-American sign language.

2017年高考英语全国卷1 完形填空 原文

I never felt an urge to learn any sign language before.

2017年高考英语全国卷1 完形填空 原文

I often found myself telling my mom to drive more slowly, so that I could read all of the road signs we passed.

2019年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

I only learned how to sign the alphabet that day.

2017年高考英语全国卷1 完形填空 原文

If properly administered, a kitemark on terms and conditions could help people know what exactly they are signing up to.

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

In still another use, persons in Asian cultures may view silence as a sign of respect, particularly to an elder or a person in authority.

2016年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

It all begins here, by signing up to join an organization.

2016年高考英语浙江卷(6月) 阅读理解 七选五 原文

Many editions contain signs, symbols and foreign words.

2015年高考英语湖南卷 任务型读写 原文

Observe signs to approach nesting birds.

2015年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读A 选项

Other organisations such as banks ask customers to sign long contracts they may not read or understand, but Miller believes social media requires special attention because it is so new.

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Seventeen states allow parents to get an exemption豁免, sometimes just by signing a paper saying they personally object to a vaccine.

2017年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

The reason why the ponies here are naughty is that Haytor is a tourist-heavy area and tourists are constantly feeding the ponies foods, despite signs asking them not to.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

The set worked so beautiful when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed off for the night.

2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

They should either monitor their websites better so that children do not sign up too early, or they should adjust their websites to the needs of younger users.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

They're not usually a sign of something serious, but they can last from 30 minutes to 7 days.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 听力 原文

This is usually interpreted as a sign that today's parents are trying to manage their children's lives past the point where this behavior is appropriate.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

When driving, minimize noise and observe no smoking signs.

2015年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

While the fear hung over my head, there were also signs that I was headed down the right street.

2017年高考英语天津卷 完形填空 原文

You need to pay $50 to sign up a child for the club.

2015年高考英语福建卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

A tailor named John Dane, who emigrated in the late 1630s, left an account of his reasons for leaving England that is filled with signs.

出自-2009年考研阅读原文

As the first signs of recovery begin to take hold, deputy chiefs may be more willing to make the jump without a net.

出自-2011年考研阅读原文

Sometimes I feel in his late works a will to break all signs of continuity.

出自-2014年考研翻译原文

“Those first few days should be spent looking for work, not looking to sign on,” he claimed.

出自-2014年考研阅读原文

But even as the number of English speakers expands further there are signs that the global predominance of the language may fade within the foreseeable future.

出自-2017年考研翻译原文

The emerging consensus around the bill is a sign that legislators are getting frightened about a politically embarrassing short-term collapse at the USPS.

出自-2018年考研阅读原文

It is not, however, a sign that they' re getting serious about transforming the postal system for the 21st century.

出自-2018年考研阅读原文

"Those first few days should be spent looking for work, not looking to sign on," he claimed.

2014年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

And the stock market reacts positively when companies tie CEO pay to, say, stock prices, a sign that those practices build up corporate value not just for the CEO.

2020年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Furthermore, the highest CEO salaries are paid to outside candidates, not to the cozy insider picks, another sign that high CEO pay is not some kind of depredation at the expense of the rest of the company.

2020年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

In adulthood, looking someone else in a pleasant way can be a complimentary sign of paying attention.

2020年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

In much of the world there is little sign of crisis.

2011年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

It is not, however, a sign that they're getting serious about transforming the postal system for the 21st century.

2018年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Reding invited corporations to sign up for gender balance goals of 40 per cent female board membership.

2013年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

That is how we have put a giant target sign on the backs of American workers, Hagel says.

2014年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

with the use of eye-tracking technology, Julia minson of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government concluded that eye contact can signal very different kinds of messages, depending on the situation While eye contact may be a sign of connection or trust in

2020年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

Noun
  • 1. a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened);

    "he showed signs of strain"

    "they welcomed the signs of spring"

  • 2. a public display of a (usually written) message;

    "he posted signs in all the shop windows"

  • 3. any communication that encodes a message;

    "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"

  • 4. structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted;

    "the highway was lined with signboards"

  • 5. (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

  • 6. (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease;

    "there were no signs of asphixiation"

  • 7. having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges);

    "he got the polarity of the battery reversed"

    "charges of opposite sign"

  • 8. an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come;

    "he hoped it was an augury"

    "it was a sign from God"

  • 9. a gesture that is part of a sign language

  • 10. a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified;

    "The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary"--de Saussure

  • 11. a character indicating a relation between quantities;

    "don't forget the minus sign"

Verb
  • 1. mark with one's signature; write one's name (on);

    "She signed the letter and sent it off"

    "Please sign here"

  • 2. approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation;

    "All parties ratified the peace treaty"

    "Have you signed your contract yet?"

  • 3. be engaged by a written agreement;

    "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"

    "The soprano signed to sing the new opera"

  • 4. engage by written agreement;

    "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"

  • 5. communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs;

    "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"

    "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu"

  • 6. place signs, as along a road;

    "sign an intersection"

    "This road has been signed"

  • 7. communicate in sign language;

    "I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin"

  • 8. make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate

Adjective
  • 1. used of the language of the deaf

同义词辨析

groan, moan, sigh, sob

这些名词(动词)均有"叹息声,叹息"之意。

  • groan: 侧重指因受到难忍受的精神负担或强烈的痛苦等而发出沉重的呻吟,也指显示强烈不满的叹息声。
  • moan语气比groan强,多指拉长的或连续的悲叹(声)或呻吟(声)。
  • sigh: 多指无意识地发出表示沮丧、悲痛、悔恨或厌倦等情绪的深沉叹息。
  • sob: 指抽噎声或呜咽声,或边说边哭。

symbol, badge, sign, signal, mark, token, attribute, emblem

这些名词均含"标志,象征,符号"之意。

  • symbol: 指作象征或表达某种深邃意蕴的特殊事物。
  • badge: 一般指金属证章或写有姓名的带状标志物。
  • sign: 普通用词,指人们公认事物的记号,也可指某种情况的征兆。
  • signal: 指为某一目的而有意发出的信号。
  • mark: 普通用词,含义广泛。既可指方便于辨认而有意做的标记,又可指自然形成的标记或有别于他事物的特征。
  • token: 语气庄重,指礼品、纪念物等作为表示友谊、爱情等的象征或标志。
  • attribute: 指人或物及其地位、属性的象征。
  • emblem: 指选定象征一个国家、民族或家庭等的图案或实物。

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