(noun.) 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'.

(noun.) a public display of a message; 'he posted signs in all the shop windows'.

(noun.) a character indicating a relation between quantities; 'don't forget the minus sign'.

(noun.) a gesture that is part of a sign language.

(noun.) a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified; 'The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary'--de Saussure.

(noun.) (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease; 'there were no signs of asphyxiation'.

(verb.) be engaged by a written agreement; 'He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18'; 'The soprano signed to sing the new opera'.

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

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

(verb.) 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'.

(verb.) place signs, as along a road; 'sign an intersection'; 'This road has been signed'.

(verb.) engage by written agreement; 'They signed two new pitchers for the next season'.

(verb.) approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; 'All parties ratified the peace treaty'; 'Have you signed your contract yet?'.

科迪莉亞整理

• The sign Bell out of order is usually due to the fact that the battery is either temporarily or permanently exhausted. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
• Give him the new bill to sign, George, and he'll sign it like a man. 查爾斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
• He told me he had promised the Bishop to sign some kind of a petition against divorce. 伊迪絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
• And besides, look at elder-flowers and bluebells--they are a sign that pure creation takes place--even the butterfly. 戴維·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
• When I awoke, the wind had risen, and the sign of the house (the Ship) was creaking and banging about, with noises that startled me. 查爾斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
• To hang out a sign saying Come right in; there is no one at home is not the equivalent of hospitality. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
• There was no sign of a place whence it had been taken. 阿瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
• I then signed to Mr. Peggotty to remain where he was, and emerged from their shade to speak to her. 查爾斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
• Thus in January, 1880, his first patent application for a System of Electrical Distribution was signed. 弗蘭克·劉易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
• Specifications had been drawn, and I had signed and sworn to the application for patents for these seventy-eight inventions, and naturally I supposed they had been filed in the regular way. 弗蘭克·劉易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
• This is a painful task,' said he, 'but these declarations, which have been signed in London before many gentlemen, must be in substance repeated here. 查爾斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
• I signed to Penelope to come away with me. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
• I held his power of attorney, and signed his checks. 弗蘭克·劉易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
• The Treaty of Peace was finally signed at Paris in September. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
• Maybe her kisses were only signs of friendship. 埃德加·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• Signs of intelligence seemed to pass between them, and Pitt spoke with her on subjects on which he never thought of discoursing with Lady Jane. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
• These various signs and tokens, marked by the little woman, are not lost upon her. 查爾斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
• What was the Origin of Masonic Signs? 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
• If they had only shown signs of meeting my advances halfway how well it might have been done! 托馬斯·哈代. 還鄉.
• With a human being I have never spoken, except once with Jane Porter, by signs. 埃德加·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• There are evidently going to be plenty of horses if you can believe the signs. 歐內斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
• Go on,' said Mr. Brownlow, signing to Mrs. Maylie to approach. 查爾斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
• I ought surely to know what I am signing, Sir Percival, before I write my name? 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• It was an allegory, representing Mr. Davis in the act of signing a secession act or some such document. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
• They asked Pat to join them in signing the pledge, and he consented. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
• Of her soon cheering up again, and our signing the register all round. 查爾斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
• When Thomasin was tremblingly engaged in signing her name Wildeve had flung towards Eustacia a glance that said plainly, I have punished you now. 托馬斯·哈代. 還鄉.
• After that, when it came to signing the book, she pushed up her veil and signed; and Tamsin seemed to thank her for her kindness. 托馬斯·哈代. 還鄉.

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