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sign

英[saɪn] 美[saɪn]
  • n. 迹象;符号;记号;手势;指示牌
  • vi. 签署;签名
  • vt. 签署;示意

英英释意


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"