1sth that shows that sth exists/may happen跡象ADJECTIVE | VERB + SIGN | SIGN + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤classic, clear, definite, distinct, obvious, real, sure, telltale, unmistakable典型的徵兆;清楚的跡象;明顯的跡象;準確的徵兆;能暴露問題的跡象;確定無疑的徵兆◇He displayed the classic signs of post-traumatic stress disorder.他表現出創傷後應激障礙的典型徵兆。◇the telltale signs of drug abuse明顯的吸毒跡象➤telling能說明問題的徵兆◇The lack of interest in the media is a telling sign of the industry's health.人們對媒體興趣寥寥,這足以說明傳媒業的業態狀況。➤subtle微妙的跡象◇I detected the subtle signs of disapproval.我覺察到一些微妙的徵兆,有人可能會反對。➤external, outward, visible外部徵兆;看得到的跡象◇All the outward signs of growth in the market are there.市場增長的所有外部跡象都明擺着。➤tangible確鑿的跡象▸➤early, first早期的/最早的徵兆◇Strong dislikes of foods are early signs of pregnancy.特別討厭一些食物是懷孕的早期徵兆。➤increasing越來越多的跡象▸➤encouraging, good, healthy, hopeful, positive, promising, welcome令人鼓舞的跡象;好兆頭;有希望的苗頭;積極的徵兆;可喜的跡象◇He was silent. It was a good sign.他沒有說話,這是個好兆頭。➤bad, disturbing, troubling (especially NAmE) 壞兆頭;令人不安的跡象▸➤danger, ominous, warning危險的徵兆;不祥的徵兆;警告信號◇The warning signs were present from the start.一開始就有警告信號。◇Are appliances you buy safe? We point out the danger signs.你買的家用器具安全嗎?我們指出一些危險徵兆。➤vital生命體徵◇She checked his vital signs and found that his pulse was slow.她檢查了他的生命體徵,發現他脈搏很弱。VERB + SIGN➤bear, have帶有跡象◇The murder had all the signs of a crime of passion.各種跡象表明這次謀殺是情殺。➤betray, display, exhibit, give, show暴露跡象;顯示徵兆◇His face betrayed no sign of emotion.他臉上毫無表情。◇By now the fish was showing signs of distress.到了這時,這條魚顯露出痛苦的跡象。➤point to sth跡象預示⋯◇Early signs point to business improving.早期跡象預示業務有所好轉。➤detect, find, notice, see, spot覺察跡象;發現徵兆◇We detected signs that they were less than enthusiastic about their honeymoon.我們覺察到他們對度蜜月絲毫不熱心。➤miss未看到跡象➤ignore忽視跡象◇He ignored the warning signs of mounting health problems.他忽視了接二連三的健康問題帶來的警示信號。➤interpret (sth as), read, recognize, see sth as把(⋯)當作跡象;辨認出跡象▸➤look for, watch for尋找/留意跡象◇Look carefully for signs of damp.仔細看看有沒有受潮的跡象。SIGN + VERB➤appear, come跡象出現/顯現◇The first signs of spring appeared.春意萌動。➤indicate sth, point to sth跡象顯示⋯/表明⋯◇All the signs pointed to it being more than just a coincidence.所有的跡象表明這不僅僅是一個巧合。PREPOSITION➤at a/the sign一見⋯跡象◇He disappeared at the first sign of trouble.一有麻煩的苗頭他就不見了踪影。➤sign from來自⋯的信號◇The people regarded the earthquake as a sign from God. 這些人把地震看作是上帝發出的信號。➤sign of⋯的跡象◇This move will be seen as a sign of weakness.這一行動將被視為軟弱的標誌。◇There's no sign of the snow stopping.這雪沒有要停的意思。PHRASES➤sign of life生命的跡象◇There was no sign of life in the house (= there seemed to be nobody there).這房子像是沒人住。➤a sign of the times時代特徵◇It's a real sign of the times: thirty small businesses face financial ruin this month.這是這個時代的真實寫照:本月 30 家小企業面臨破產。➤a sign of things to come事情即將發生的預兆◇I hope this incident isn't a sign of things to come.我希望這件事不意味着將有大事發生。➤not the least sign (of sb/sth), not the slightest sign (of sb/sth)一點兒(⋯)跡象也沒有◇He spoke up without the slightest sign of nervousness.他高聲說話,沒有任何緊張的跡象。➤the signs and symptoms症狀◇Get this test if you have signs and symptoms of diabetes.如果有糖尿病的症狀,就做這個檢查。sign
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2board, etc. giving information/a warning信息標牌;警示牌ADJECTIVE | VERB + SIGN | SIGN + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤flashing, illuminated, neon閃爍的標牌;燈光照亮的招牌;霓虹燈標誌牌▸➤painted用油漆寫的標牌➤faded褪色的標牌◇She spotted a faded sign in the window of a small restaurant.她在一家小飯館的窗戶上發現了個褪色的招牌。➤hand-lettered, handwritten手寫的標牌➤home-made (especially NAmE) 自製的標牌➤cardboard, wooden紙板牌;木牌▸➤exit出口標誌▸➤pub, shop, store, street酒吧招牌;商店招牌;街道標牌➤lawn, yard (both NAmE) 草坪上/庭院裏立的牌子(選舉前置於房子前面,表明支持的人或政黨)◇I put out a lawn sign in my yard (= to show political support).我在院子的草坪上立了個牌子,表明自己的政治立場。➤direction, highway, motorway (in the UK) , road, traffic方向標;公路標誌;高速公路標誌;路標;交通標誌▸➤warning警告標誌➤picket (NAmE) 標語牌◇He gets $300 a week from the union for carrying a picket sign.他給工會扛標語牌每週掙 300 美元。VERB + SIGN➤erect, hang, hang out, hang up, place, post, put up豎起標誌;掛上標牌;安放標牌;張貼標誌◇Someone had put up a 'For Sale' sign.有人已經豎起了“待售”的牌子。➤carry, hold up, wave (all especially NAmE) 拿着/舉起/揮舞標牌◇The demonstrators shouted and waved signs.示威的人群邊高呼口號邊揮舞標語。➤wear (usuallyfigurative) 把牌子掛在身上◇He might as well have been wearing a sign saying 'I am a tourist'.他只得一直在身上掛塊“我是遊客”的牌子。➤see, spot看見/發現標誌▸➤read讀指示牌➤ignore不理會標牌◇He yelled at us for ignoring the stop sign.因為沒在停車標誌處停車,他衝我們大呼小叫。➤follow跟隨標誌◇Just follow the signs for Bridgend.按照指往布里真德的路標走就行了。SIGN + VERB➤read sth標牌上寫着⋯◇The sign read 'No Fishing'.牌子上寫着“禁止垂釣”。➤announce sth, proclaim sth, say sth, state sth, tell sb sth標牌明確顯示⋯;標牌上寫着⋯;標牌提醒某人⋯➤bear sth標牌上有⋯◇hundreds of signs bearing the single word 'Peace'數百塊就寫着“和平”一個詞的牌子➤indicate sth, mark sth標牌表明⋯/標示⋯◇This sign indicates that photography is allowed.標牌上說可以拍照。➤point標牌指向◇The sign pointed down a narrow road.標牌指向一條窄路。➤advertise sth標牌為⋯做廣告▸➤warn標牌警示◇signs warning against trespass禁止擅自進入的標牌➤hang標牌掛在▸➤flash標牌閃爍◇A neon sign flashed above the door.霓虹燈標牌在門上方閃爍。PREPOSITION➤sign for, sign to示意⋯的標牌◇Follow the road and you'll see signs for the turn-off.沿着這條路走你就會看到匝道出口的標誌。sign
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3movement with a particular meaning有特定意味的動作ADJECTIVE | VERB + SIGN | SIGN + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤rude粗魯的手勢▸➤peace, thumbs-up, V (usually V-sign)和平的手勢;讚許的手勢; V 字形手勢(表示和平或勝利)◇She made a peace sign while having her picture taken.照相時她做了個和平的手勢。VERB + SIGN➤give (sb), make(向某人)打手勢◇She gave me a thumbs-up sign.她向我豎起大拇指。➤communicate through用手勢溝通◇They had to communicate through signs and grunts.他們不得不通過打手勢和小聲嘟囔溝通。SIGN + NOUN➤language, system手語;符號系統◇We used sign language to talk.我們用手語交談。PREPOSITION➤sign for表示⋯的手勢◇the sign for 'woman' in sign language手語中表示“女性”的手勢PHRASES➤make the sign of the cross畫十字聖號◇The priest made the sign of the cross over the dead body.牧師在死者遺體上方畫十字。sign
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4mark/symbol with a particular meaning含某種意義的符號ADJECTIVE | VERB + SIGN | SIGN + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤dollar, euro, pound, etc.(In the US, the pound sign refers to '#'. In the UK, it refers to the currency sign '£'. * pound sign 在美國指 “#”,在英國指英鎊符號 “£”。)美元、歐元、英鎊等符號▸➤equals, minus, plus, etc.等號、減號、加號等➤peace和平符號◇a T-shirt with a peace sign on it印有和平標誌的 T 恤衫➤call呼叫代號◇Bravo Two Zero was the call sign of an eight-man SAS team.Bravo Two Zero 是英國特種空勤團一個 8 人小組的呼叫代碼。◇a pilot who goes by the call sign Blaze呼叫信號為“火焰”的飛行員VERB + SIGN➤draw作記號◇He drew a huge dollar sign on the paper.他在紙上畫了個巨大的美元符號。➤use用符號◇I used the Chinese sign for 'father' instead of 'uncle'.我用了漢字“父親”而不是“叔叔”。SIGN + VERB➤mean sth符號表示⋯◇What does this sign mean?這個符號的意思是什麼?PREPOSITION➤sign for表示⋯的符號◇I can't remember the sign for 'square root'.我記不起“平方根”的符號了。sign
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5star sign星座ADJECTIVE | VERB + SIGN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤birth, star出生時的星座;星座➤astrological, zodiac星座;黃道十二宮◇the twelve astrological signs12 星座◇Mars rules the zodiac sign of Aries.火星主白羊座。VERB + SIGN➤be born under是⋯星座PREPOSITION➤sign of⋯星座◇people born under the sign of Gemini雙子座的人PHRASES➤the signs of the Zodiac黃道十二宮sign
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ADVERB | VERB + SIGN | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤duly及時簽字◇One copy of this letter should be duly signed and returned to us.請將這封信的一個副本及時簽字後寄回給我們。➤formally, officially正式簽署▸➤personally親筆簽名◇a first edition of the book, personally signed by the author由作者親筆簽名的這本書的第一版➤online網上註冊➤up報名◇You can sign up online for language classes.你可以在網上報名參加語言課程。VERB + SIGN➤be required to, have to, need to要求/必須/需要簽名◇This is the contract you will be required to sign.這就是那份需要你簽署的合同。➤ask sb to, persuade sb to要求/說服某人簽字▸➤agree to同意簽署▸➤refuse to拒絕簽字➤want to想要簽字➤be willing to願意簽字PREPOSITION➤for為⋯簽字◇The courier asked me to sign for the parcel.快遞員讓我簽字領包裹。
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