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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- sign [saɪn]
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- 1. noun [c] (notice) 指示牌
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2.
noun
[c]
(also: road sign) 路标
- 3. noun [c] (gesture) (with hand etc) 手势
- 4. noun [c] [数, 音] (symbol) 符号
- 5. noun [c/u] (indication, evidence) 迹象
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6.
noun
[c]
[astrology]
星座
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7.
vt.
[+document]
签署
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8.
vt.
[+TV programme]
(for deaf people) 用手语演播
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9.
vt.
[soccer]
[+player]
与...签约
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10.
vi.
(use sign language) 使用手语
- 11. vi. [soccer] [player+] 签约
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- sign [saɪn] [saɪn]
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- 1. noun 记号；象征，标志
- 2. noun 符号；用语言（或文字）表示的信号（如暗号、口令、黑话等）
- 3. noun 示意动作；（手势语中的）手势
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4.
noun
招牌，标记
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5.
noun
[American English]
（动物的）踪迹
- 6. noun 征兆，迹象；预兆
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7.
noun
神迹
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8.
noun
【同义词】sign of the zodiac
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9.
noun
[mathematics]
正数；负数
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10.
noun
[astronomy]
宫
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11.
noun
[medicine]
征
- 12. vt. 签（名），署（名）
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13.
vt.
写下
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14.
vt.
在署名中把自己叫做
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15.
vt.
签署，在…上签字
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16.
vt.
（通过签订合约）雇用（为）
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17.
vt.
[rarely used]
发信号（或做手势）表示
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18.
vt.
标着
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19.
vt.
预示；表示
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20.
vt.
对…作标志（尤指对…划十字）
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21.
vi.
签名
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22.
vi.
打信号；作手势；以动作示意
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23.
vi.
签约受雇；签订合同
Collins English-English Dictionary
- sign [saɪn]
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1.
n
something that indicates or acts as a token of a fact, condition, etc, that is not immediately or outwardly observable
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2.
n
an action or gesture intended to convey information, a command, etc
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3.
n
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4.
n
a board, placard, etc, displayed in public and inscribed with words or designs intended to inform, warn, etc
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5.
n
(as modifier)
- a sign painter
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6.
n
an arbitrary or conventional mark or device that stands for a word, phrase, etc
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7.
n
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8.
n
[maths]
[logic]
any symbol indicating an operation
- a plus sign
- an implication sign
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9.
n
the positivity or negativity of a number, quantity, or expression
- subtraction from zero changes the sign of an expression
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10.
n
an indication or vestige
- the house showed no signs of being occupied
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11.
n
a portentous or significant event
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12.
n
an indication, such as a scent or spoor, of the presence of an animal
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13.
n
[med]
any objective evidence of the presence of a disease or disorder - Compare symptom
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14.
n
See sign of the zodiac
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15.
vb
[astrology]
to write (one's name) as a signature to (a document, etc) in attestation, confirmation, ratification, etc
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16.
vi.
[intr;
often foll by to] to make a sign; signal -
17.
vi.
to engage or be engaged by written agreement, as a player for a team, etc
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18.
vt.
[tr]
to outline in gestures a sign over, esp the sign of the cross
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19.
vt.
[tr]
to indicate by or as if by a sign; betoken
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20.
vi.
[intr]
to use sign language
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21.
vi.
See also sign away sign in sign off sign on sign out sign up
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22.
vi.
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French signe, from Latin signum a sign
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1.
n
something that indicates or acts as a token of a fact, condition, etc, that is not immediately or outwardly observable
Examples
- a hopeful sign
- 有希望的迹象 → hopeful
- a minus sign
- 减号；负号 → minus
- a plus sign
- 正号；加号 → plus
- Black is a sign of mourning.
- 黑色是哀悼的标志。 → sign
- A nod is a sign of approval.
- 点头表示赞同。 → sign
- Tolerance is a sign of breeding.
- 宽恕是有良好教养的表示。 → breed
- the sign ￠ For cent(s)
- 分的符号￠ → sign
- The sign "+" expresses addition.
- 符号“+”表示“加”。 → express
- The sign says that dogs and other animals are not allowed in the children's area.
- 标志牌上写着，狗和其它动物均不得进入儿童区。 → area
- 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。 → bend
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