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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