sign

记号, 符号; 信号; 暗号

姿势; 手势, 表示

招牌, 广告牌

痕迹; 迹象; 足迹

征兆; 预兆

【医】症状

【圣】奇迹

【天】(黄道十二宫的)宫

[罕]徽章; 旗

mathematical sign s

deaf -and-dumb signs

talk in signs

traffic signs

a sign of rain

Violence is a sign of weakness or fear, not a sign of strength or confidence.

sign 系常用词, 指"具有一定含义的任何有形或无形的符号或标志, 它的表示可以是实物、表情、动作、文字、语言及任何痕迹或征兆", 如:

mark 指"为某一目的有意作的标记", 也指"无意留下或自然形成的痕迹", 如:

token 系较为庄重的用语, 指"把某物当做某种性质、意义、感情或事件等的象征", 如:

sign

记号，符号

身势，姿势；信号

He made a sign for me to follow him.

告示；标语； 牌示，牌子

The sign by the road said ‘No Parking'.

迹象；征兆；征候

There are no signs of life about the house.

（黄道十二宫的每一）宫 (= sign of the zodiac)

在…签字，签名

The countries concerned all agreed to sign the convention.

Both parties have signed the contract!

打招呼；做手势

He signed me to be quiet.

签字让渡，签字放弃

签到

把…的名字登记下来

结束写信

I'd better sign off now. Love John.

签约受雇，签约就聘

签字移交

签字参与某事；签字受雇

sign

标记, 符号, 记号, 征兆, 迹象, 征候

签名(于), 署名(于)～, 签署

sign

something that indicates or acts as a token of a fact, condition, etc, that is not immediately or outwardly observable

an action or gesture intended to convey information, a command, etc

a board, placard, etc, displayed in public and inscribed with words or designs intended to inform, warn, etc.(as modifier)

an arbitrary or conventional mark or device that stands for a word, phrase, etc

any symbol indicating an operation.the positivity or negativity of a number, quantity, or expression

an indication or vestige

the house showed no signs of being occupied

a portentous or significant event

an indication, such as a scent or spoor, of the presence of an animal

any objective evidence of the presence of a disease or disorderSee symptom

See sign of the zodiac

to write (one's name) as a signature to (a document, etc) in attestation, confirmation, ratification, etc

to make a sign; signal

to engage or be engaged by written agreement, as a player for a team, etc

to outline in gestures a sign over, esp the sign of the cross

to indicate by or as if by a sign; betoken

to use sign language

See sign away See sign in See sign off See sign on See sign out See sign up

sign

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"

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2. a public display of a (usually written) message; "he posted signs in all the shop windows"

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3. any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"

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4. structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted; "the highway was lined with signboards"

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5. (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

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6. (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease; "there were no signs of asphixiation"

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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"

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8. an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God"

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9. a gesture that is part of a sign language

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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

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11. a character indicating a relation between quantities; "don't forget the minus sign"

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1. mark with one's signature; write one's name (on); "She signed the letter and sent it off"; "Please sign here"

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2. approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"

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3. be engaged by a written agreement; "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera"

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4. engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"

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5. communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu"

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6. place signs, as along a road; "sign an intersection"; "This road has been signed"

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7. communicate in sign language; "I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin"

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8. make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate

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1. used of the language of the deaf

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