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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

sign [saɪn]
  1. 1. noun [c] (notice) 指示牌
    a sign saying "No Exit"
    一块写着禁止入内”的指示牌
  2. 2. noun [c] (also: road sign) 路标
  3. 3. noun [c] (gesture) (with hand etc) 手势
    the V-for-victory sign
    代表胜利的V字手势
  4. 4. noun [数] [ 音] (symbol) 符号
    an equals sign
    一个等于
  5. 5. noun [c/u] (indication,evidence) 迹象
    The sky is clear and there's no sign of rain.
    天空晴朗丝毫没有下雨迹象
  6. 6. noun [c] [Astrology] 星座
  7. 7. vt. [+document] 签署
  8. 8. vt. [+TV programme] (for deaf people) 用手语演播
  9. 9. vt. [Soccer] [+player] 与…签约
  10. 10. vi. (use sign language) 使用手语
  11. 11. vi. [Soccer] [player+] 签约
    to make a sign
    手势
    a plus/minus sign
    正/负号
    there's no sign of her changing her mind
    没有任何改变主意表示
    he was showing signs of improvement
    他的身体好转的迹象
    a sign of the times
    时代特征
    it's a good/bad sign
    这是个好/坏兆头
    to sign one's name
    签名

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

sign [saɪn]
  1. 1. n.[c] 迹象痕迹
    They welcomed the signs of spring.
    他们欢迎春天来临迹象
    He showed signs of strain.
    他有劳累过度的迹象
  2. 2. n.[c] 海报公告公示
    He posted signs in all the shop windows.
    他在所有商店窗户上贴上了标记
  3. 3. n.[c] 信号示意
  4. 4. n.[c] 招牌标牌公告牌
  5. 5. n.[c] [Astronomy] 一宫星座
  6. 6. n.[c] [Medicine] 病征征候
    There were no signs of asphyxiation.
    没有窒息迹象
  7. 7. n.[u] [Physics] 极,极性电极
  8. 8. n.[c] 预兆征兆
    It was a sign from god.
    这是上天预兆
  9. 9. n.[c] 手语手势
  10. 10. n.[c] 语言符号
  11. 11. n.[c] [Mathematics] 号,符号
    Don't forget the minus sign.
    不要忘记那个负号
  12. 12. verb (在……上)签字署名
    Please sign here.
    请在这里签名
    She signed the letter and sent it off.
    她在信上签名然后邮寄出去
  13. 13. vt. 批准认可签署使生效
    Have you signed your contract yet?
    你们签订合同了吗?
  14. 14. vi. 签约受雇
    The soprano signed to sing the new opera.
    这名女高音签约在新歌剧中演唱
    He signed to play the casino on dec. 18.
    签约了在十二月八号参加娱乐场表演
  15. 15. vt. 签约雇佣聘请
    They signed two new pitchers for the next season.
    他们为下个赛季与两名新投手签约了。
  16. 16. verb 手势示意,用动作表示
    The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu.
    这位用餐者示意侍者拿来菜单
    He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture.
    他用轻蔑手势表示不同意
  17. 17. vt. 路标于,立指示牌于
    This road has been signed.
    这条道路画上了交通标线
  18. 18. verb 手语交流
    I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin.
    不会手语因此无法失聪堂弟交流
  19. 19. vt. 十字祝福,划十字以求上帝保佑
  20. 20. adjective 手语的,手势

Collins English-English Dictionary

sign [saɪn]
  1. 1. n something that indicates or acts as a token of a fact, condition, etc, that is not immediately or outwardly observable
  2. 2. n an action or gesture intended to convey information, a command, etc
  3. 3. n a board, placard, etc, displayed in public and inscribed with words or designs intended to inform, warn, etc
  4. 4. n (as modifier)
    a sign painter
  5. 5. n an arbitrary or conventional mark or device that stands for a word, phrase, etc
  6. 6. n [maths] [logic] any symbol indicating an operation
    a plus sign
    an implication sign
  7. 7. n the positivity or negativity of a number, quantity, or expression
    subtraction from zero changes the sign of an expression
  8. 8. n an indication or vestige
    the house showed no signs of being occupied
  9. 9. n a portentous or significant event
  10. 10. n an indication, such as a scent or spoor, of the presence of an animal
  11. 11. n [med] any objective evidence of the presence of a disease or disorder - Compare symptom
  12. 12. n See sign of the zodiac
  13. 13. vb [astrology] to write (one's name) as a signature to (a document, etc) in attestation, confirmation, ratification, etc
  14. 14. vi. [intr; often foll by to] to make a sign; signal
  15. 15. vi. to engage or be engaged by written agreement, as a player for a team, etc
  16. 16. vt. [tr] to outline in gestures a sign over, esp the sign of the cross
  17. 17. vt. [tr] to indicate by or as if by a sign; betoken
  18. 18. vi. [intr] to use sign language
  19. 19. vi. See also sign away sign in sign off sign on sign out sign up
  20. 20. vi. [Etymology] C13: from Old French signe, from Latin signum a sign

Examples

a minus sign
减号;负号
Black is a sign of mourning.
黑色是哀悼的标志。
Tolerance is a sign of breeding.
宽恕是有良好教养的表示。
The sign "+" expresses addition.
符号“+”表示“加”。
Be careful, the sign says that the next one is a S-bend.
路标显示下一路段是S形弯道。

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