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出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第1176页（985字）

【释义】：

n．①符号，记号：mathematical signs数学符号．Words are the signs of ideas．文字是思想的符号．②手势，暗示：make no sign of opposition不表示反对．He made a sign to us to leave the room．他示意让我们出去．③招牌，牌扁，标识：an inn sign 旅馆招牌．traffic signs交通标识．A red light is usually used as a sign of danger．红灯通常是表示危险的信号．④足迹，痕迹：a bear sign 熊的足迹．There are no signs of them．没有他们的踪迹．⑤象征，预兆，迹象：The weather shows no signs of getting better．天气没有好转的迹象．It is a sign of the times that small and weak nations are rising to fight for liberation．弱小民族奋起为争取解放而斗争是当代的象征．

－vt．①签字，盖章，画押：sign a contract在合同上签字．sign one’s name to a cheque在支票上签字．sign sth．away签字让出(财产等)．②打手势：He signed me to stop．他打手势让我停下来．

－vi．①签字：He refused to sign．他拒绝签字．②打手势：He signed to us to follow him．他示意让我们跟他走．

△sign on 1)签到：He signed on at eight．他八点钟签到了．2)(在雇用合同上)签字．3)广播开始．sign off 1)广播完毕：The radio station signed off．广播电台停播了．2)(离开时)签字：He signed off work at half-past six．他在六点半时签字离去．