sign

记号，符号

身势，姿势；信号

告示；标语； 牌示，牌子

迹象；征兆；征候

（黄道十二宫的每一）宫 (= sign of the zodiac)

在…签字，签名

打招呼；做手势

签字让渡，签字放弃

签到

把…的名字登记下来

结束写信

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

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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