sign

音标发音

• 英式音标 [saɪn]
• 美式音标 [saɪn]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• n. 迹象；符号；记号；手势；指示牌
• vi. 签署；签名
• vt. 签署；示意

词源解说

• 13世纪初期进入英语，直接源自古法语的signe，意为记号；最初源自原始印欧语的sekw，意为指出。

同根派生

• adj性质的同根词

  signal：显著的；作为信号的。

  signed：有符号的；已签字的；有正负之分的。

• n性质的同根词

  signal：信号；暗号；导火线。

  signage：引导标示。

  signaling：发信号；打信号。

  signing：签署；签字。

  signer：签名者；用手势示意者。

  signaler：信号装置；信号员。

  signalisation：信号通知。

  signalization：信号作用。

  signaller：通讯兵；信号装置。

• v性质的同根词

  signed：署名；写下；预示；示意（sign的过去分词）。

  signing：签字；写下；示意（sign的ing形式）。

• vi性质的同根词

  signal：发信号。

  signify：有重要性；要紧；冒充内行。

  signalize：发信号。

• vt性质的同根词

  signal：标志；用信号通知。

  signify：表示；意味；预示。

  signalise：使…显著；用信号通知；庆祝；突出地表明。

  signalize：使显眼；使著名；向…发信号。

• sign相关词

用法辨析

n. (名词)

• sign的基本意思是“标记,符号”,指写在或刻画在物体上的,代表具有固定意义的一种简明的符号或标志,使人一看便知道它所代表的意义。sign引申可作“手势,姿势”“信号”“征兆,迹象”解。
• sign后常接of短语作定语,有时还可接动词不定式或that从句作定语。

v. (动词)

• sign用作名词时有“记号”的意思,转化为动词可作“签名”解,一般指人在文件、信件上签署自己的名字; sign作名词还可作“手势”解,转化为动词则是“做手势”的意思,指由于某种原因不能用语言表达或不想用口头方式交流的情况下用手势来表达某种意图。
• sign可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词、代词、that从句作宾语,还可接以动词不定式充当宾语补足语的复合宾语。
• sign作“签名,签字”解时可用于被动结构,作“发信号,做手势”解时不用于被动结构。
• sign接以动词不定式充当宾语补足语的复合宾语时,充当宾语的名词或代词前有时可加介词for或to。在sign接that从句作宾语的句子中也可加上to sb。
• sign作名词“符号”，指事物在结构、尺寸、大小、形状和颜色等方面的特征；
• sign在句子I have signed the cheque中，后面不能加to，in或on；
• sign在句子He signed to her to enter the room（他做手势叫她进房间）中，后面跟的to可以省略，但一般不省略；

• sign使用方法
• sign详细辨析

英汉例句

用作名词 (n.)

• The sign means that cars cannot enter.
  这种标志表示汽车不能入内。

～+of n./pron./v- ing

• I could not write my name, so I made the sign of the cross.
  我不会写我的名字,就画了一个十字。

～+to- v

• The traveller flashed up a sign to show passing motorists where he wanted to go.
  这位旅行者朝过往汽车晃动一个牌子,告诉司机他要去的地方。

～+that-clause

• I saw no sign that he would change his mind.
  我看不出他有改变主意的迹象。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)

• He refused to sign.
  他拒绝签字。

用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

• The local football team has signed a new goalkeeper; he has signed for the local team.
  当地的足球队聘用了一名新的守门员,他已跟这支足球队签了约。

S+～+that-clause

• Glancing to the door, he signed that he was ready to leave.
  他看着门口打手势表示他随时可以离开。

用作宾补动词: S+～+ n./pron. +to- v

• The policeman signed them to stop.
  警察做手势叫他们停住。

S+～+(for/to+) n./pron. +to- v

• The policeman signed for me to pull over to the curb.
  警察打手势叫我把车子转到路边停下。

其他: v -ed as Attrib.

• The newspaper carried a signed article on the situation in the Middle East.
  这家报纸登载了一篇有关中东局势的署名文章。

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词组短语

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• bear signs of 佩带…标记
• look at a sign 看标记
• make a sign 做标记
• see a sign 看到标记
• hang up a sign 挂招牌

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• (WRITE) to write your name, usually on a written or printed document, to show that you agree with its contents or have written or created it yourself
• (BODY MOVEMENT) to give an order or information, or make a request, using hand and body movements
• (NOTICE) a notice giving information, directions, a warning, etc.
• (BODY MOVEMENT) a movement of the body that gives information or an instruction
• (SHOWING) something showing that something else exists or might happen or exist in the future
• (MARK) a written or printed mark that has a standard meaning

柯林斯英英字典

• A sign is a mark or shape that always has a particular meaning, for example, in mathematics or music.
• A sign is a movement of your arms, hands, or head which is intended to have a particular meaning.
• If you sign, you communicate with someone using sign language. If a programme or performance is signed, someone uses sign language so that deaf people can understand it.
• A sign is a piece of wood, metal, or plastic with words or pictures on it. Signs give you information about something, or give you a warning or an instruction.
• If there is a sign of something, there is something which shows that it exists or is happening.
• When you sign a document, you write your name on it, usually at the end or in a special space. You do this to indicate that you have written the document, that you agree with what is written, or that you were present as a witness.
• If an organization signs someone or if someone signs for an organization, they sign a contract agreeing to work for that organization for a specified period of time.
• In astrology, a sign or a sign of the zodiac is one of the twelve areas into which the heavens are divided.
• &rarrsee also signing
• If you say that there is no sign of someone, you mean that they have not yet arrived, although you are expecting them to come.

• sign剑桥字典
• sign柯林斯字典

专业释义

医药科学

• 病征

经济学

• 符号

  The theory of sign consumption combines the semeiology with Marx’s theory of politic and economy.
  符号消费理论是波德里亚把符号学河马克思主义政治经济学结合在一起得出来的理论。

  计算机科学技术

• 签名

  It allowes a member of a group to sign messages anonymously on behalf of the group.
  它允许群成员之一代表这个群体对消息进行匿名的签名。

• 正负号
• 符号
• 记号

法学

• 标志

  Margin smoothly, which is China’s securities market is an important sign of maturity.
  融资融券的顺利开展,是我国证券市场的成熟的一个重要标志。

• 签名

艺术学

• 标志

  Dress is an important sign of human evolution and social development.
  服饰是人类进化、社会发展的重要标志。

  数学

• 正负号

宗教学

• (《圣经》中表示神的意志或力量的)神迹

天文学

• 宫

机械工程

• 号讯

生物学

• 病征