Sign
[saɪn]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) 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'.
(noun.) a public display of a message; 'he posted signs in all the shop windows'.
(noun.) a character indicating a relation between quantities; 'don't forget the minus sign'.
(noun.) a gesture that is part of a sign language.
(noun.) a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified; 'The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary'--de Saussure.
(noun.) (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease; 'there were no signs of asphyxiation'.
(verb.) be engaged by a written agreement; 'He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18'; 'The soprano signed to sing the new opera'.
(verb.) communicate in sign language; 'I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin'.
(verb.) mark with one's signature; write one's name (on); 'She signed the letter and sent it off'; 'Please sign here'.
(verb.) 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'.
(verb.) place signs, as along a road; 'sign an intersection'; 'This road has been signed'.
(verb.) engage by written agreement; 'They signed two new pitchers for the next season'.
(verb.) approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; 'All parties ratified the peace treaty'; 'Have you signed your contract yet?'.
科迪莉亚整理--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) That by which anything is made known or represented; that which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a proof.
(n.) A remarkable event, considered by the ancients as indicating the will of some deity; a prodigy; an omen.
(n.) An event considered by the Jews as indicating the divine will, or as manifesting an interposition of the divine power for some special end; a miracle; a wonder.
(n.) Something serving to indicate the existence, or preserve the memory, of a thing; a token; a memorial; a monument.
(n.) Any symbol or emblem which prefigures, typifles, or represents, an idea; a type; hence, sometimes, a picture.
(n.) A word or a character regarded as the outward manifestation of thought; as, words are the sign of ideas.
(n.) A motion, an action, or a gesture by which a thought is expressed, or a command or a wish made known.
(n.) Hence, one of the gestures of pantomime, or of a language of a signs such as those used by the North American Indians, or those used by the deaf and dumb.
(n.) A military emblem carried on a banner or a standard.
(n.) A lettered board, or other conspicuous notice, placed upon or before a building, room, shop, or office to advertise the business there transacted, or the name of the person or firm carrying it on; a publicly displayed token or notice.
(n.) The twelfth part of the ecliptic or zodiac.
(n.) A character indicating the relation of quantities, or an operation performed upon them; as, the sign + (plus); the sign -- (minus); the sign of division Ö, and the like.
(n.) An objective evidence of disease; that is, one appreciable by some one other than the patient.
(n.) Any character, as a flat, sharp, dot, etc.
(n.) That which, being external, stands for, or signifies, something internal or spiritual; -- a term used in the Church of England in speaking of an ordinance considered with reference to that which it represents.
(n.) To represent by a sign; to make known in a typical or emblematic manner, in distinction from speech; to signify.
(n.) To make a sign upon; to mark with a sign.
(n.) To affix a signature to; to ratify by hand or seal; to subscribe in one's own handwriting.
(n.) To assign or convey formally; -- used with away.
(n.) To mark; to make distinguishable.
(v. i.) To be a sign or omen.
(v. i.) To make a sign or signal; to communicate directions or intelligence by signs.
(v. i.) To write one's name, esp. as a token of assent, responsibility, or obligation.
菲力克斯校對
同義詞及近義詞:
n. [1]. Token, mark, note, indication, index, symptom, manifestation, symbol, emblem.[2]. Signal, beacon.[3]. Prodigy, wonder, miracle, portent, augury, presage, prognostic, auspice, foreboding, omen.
v. a. Subscribe, put one's name to, affix one's signature to.
克林特手打
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Token, indication, proof, memorial, expression, symbol, emblem, prefiguration,badge, type, premonition, symptom, prognostic, mark, wonder, presage, signal
ANT:Misindication, misrepresentation, misleader
格思里整理
解釋/意思:
n. mark token: proof: that by which a thing is known or represented: a word gesture symbol or mark intended to signify something else: a remarkable event: an omen: a miraculous manifestation: a memorial: something set up as a notice in a public place: (math.) a mark showing the relation of quantities or an operation to be performed: (med.) a symptom: (astron.) one of the twelve parts of the zodiac each comprising 30 degrees of the ecliptic.—v.t. to represent or make known by a sign: to attach a signature to.—v.i. to give one's signature: to make a particular sign.—adj. Sign′able capable of being or requiring to be signed.—ns. Sign′board a board with a sign telling a man's occupation or articles for sale; Sign′er; Sig′net the privy-seal: (B.) a seal.—adj. Sig′neted stamped or marked with a signet.—n. Sig′net-ring a ring with a signet or private seal.—adj. Sign′less making no sign.—ns. Sign′-man′ual the royal signature usually only the initial of the sovereign's name with R. for Rex or Regina; Sign′-paint′er one who paints signs for shops &c.; Sign′post a post on which a sign is hung: a direction-post.
杰西整理
例句/造句/用法:
- The sign Bell out of order is usually due to the fact that the battery is either temporarily or permanently exhausted. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- Give him the new bill to sign, George, and he'll sign it like a man. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- He told me he had promised the Bishop to sign some kind of a petition against divorce. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- And besides, look at elder-flowers and bluebells--they are a sign that pure creation takes place--even the butterfly. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- When I awoke, the wind had risen, and the sign of the house (the Ship) was creaking and banging about, with noises that startled me. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- To hang out a sign saying Come right in; there is no one at home is not the equivalent of hospitality. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- There was no sign of a place whence it had been taken. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- I then signed to Mr. Peggotty to remain where he was, and emerged from their shade to speak to her. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Thus in January, 1880, his first patent application for a System of Electrical Distribution was signed. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- Specifications had been drawn, and I had signed and sworn to the application for patents for these seventy-eight inventions, and naturally I supposed they had been filed in the regular way. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- This is a painful task,' said he, 'but these declarations, which have been signed in London before many gentlemen, must be in substance repeated here. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- I signed to Penelope to come away with me. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- I held his power of attorney, and signed his checks. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- The Treaty of Peace was finally signed at Paris in September. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Maybe her kisses were only signs of friendship. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- Signs of intelligence seemed to pass between them, and Pitt spoke with her on subjects on which he never thought of discoursing with Lady Jane. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- These various signs and tokens, marked by the little woman, are not lost upon her. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- What was the Origin of Masonic Signs? 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- If they had only shown signs of meeting my advances halfway how well it might have been done! 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- With a human being I have never spoken, except once with Jane Porter, by signs. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- There are evidently going to be plenty of horses if you can believe the signs. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- Go on,' said Mr. Brownlow, signing to Mrs. Maylie to approach. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- I ought surely to know what I am signing, Sir Percival, before I write my name? 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- It was an allegory, representing Mr. Davis in the act of signing a secession act or some such document. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- They asked Pat to join them in signing the pledge, and he consented. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Of her soon cheering up again, and our signing the register all round. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- When Thomasin was tremblingly engaged in signing her name Wildeve had flung towards Eustacia a glance that said plainly, I have punished you now. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- After that, when it came to signing the book, she pushed up her veil and signed; and Tamsin seemed to thank her for her kindness. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
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