sign是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to write your name, usually on a written or printed document, to show that you agree with its contents or have written or created it yourself -- 簽（名），署（名）；簽署，簽字

  • to sign a letter/cheque/contract/lease/agreement 在信件／支票／合約／租約／協定上簽名

  • Sign here, please. 請在這裡簽名。

  • He signed his name at the end of the letter. 他在信的末尾簽上了自己的名字。

  • [ + obj + noun ] He signed himself "Mark Taylor". 他簽上了自己的名字「馬克‧泰勒」。

  • She said the painting was by Picasso, but it wasn't signed. 她說這幅畫是畢卡索創作的，但畫上沒有他的簽名。

  • The team has just signed a new player. 球隊剛剛與一名新球員簽約。

• 1 to give an order or information, or make a request, using hand and body movements -- 打手勢；示意

  • [ + to infinitive ] He signed for/to the waiter to bring him another drink. 他示意侍者再給他一份飲料。

  • [ + that ] He signed to the waiter that he wanted another drink. 他向侍者示意，想再要一份飲料。

• 2 a notice giving information, directions, a warning, etc. -- 告示；標誌；警告

  • a road sign 路標

  • a shop sign 商店招牌

• 3 a movement of the body that gives information or an instruction -- 示意動作；手勢

  • She pointed to her watch as a sign that it was getting late and she wanted to leave. 她指著手錶示意已經很晚了，她想離開。

  • He made/gave a sign to his boyfriend to stop talking. 她示意男朋友停止講話。

  • The priest made the sign of the cross (= made the shape of a cross by moving his hand between four points on his chest) when he entered the church. 牧師走進教堂時，在胸前畫了個十字。

• 4 something showing that something else exists or might happen or exist in the future -- 跡象；徵兆

  • His inability to handle the situation is a sure sign of weakness. 他無法控制局面無疑是一種軟弱的表現。

  • [ + that ] The fact that he's eating more is a sign that he's feeling better. 他能多吃東西表明他感覺好些了。

  • I've searched for my hat, but there's no sign of it anywhere (= I can't find it). 我在找我的帽子，但到處都沒有它的蹤影。

  • There was no sign of life in the building (= there seemed to be no one in it). 建築物裡看不到人影。

  • Billy's work at school has shown signs of improvement this year. 比利的學業今年有進步的跡象。

  • There is every sign that/All the signs are that the worst is over. 各種跡象顯示，最糟糕的時期已經過去了。

• 5 a written or printed mark that has a standard meaning -- 記號，符號，標誌

  • + and - are mathematical signs. ＋和－是數學符號。

  • £ is the sign for the British pound. £是表示英鎊的符號。