[sain]
n.
標記, 符號, 記號, 征兆, 跡象, 征候
v.
簽名(於), 署名(於)～, 簽署
sign
sign
AHD:[s?n]
D.J.[sain]
K.K.[sa!n]
n.（名詞）
Something that suggests the presence or existence of a fact, condition, or quality.
標誌：顯示事實、情況或性質在場或存在的某物
An act or a gesture used to convey an idea, a desire, information, or a command:
手勢：傳達壹種思想、欲望、消息或命令的動作或姿勢：
gave the go-ahead sign.
給了壹個放行手勢
Sign language.
手勢語
A displayed structure bearing lettering or symbols, used to identify or advertise a place of business:
招牌：上面有文字或符號的陳列裝置，用來表明壹個生意場所的位置或為之作廣告：
a motel with a flashing neon sign outside.
壹個外面有塊閃閃發亮的霓紅燈廣告招牌的汽車旅館
A posted notice bearing a designation, direction, or command:
標牌：上面有說明、指示或命令的張貼告示牌：
an EXIT sign above a door; a traffic sign.
門上方寫著“出口”壹字的標牌；交通標誌
A conventional figure or device that stands for a word, a phrase, or an operation; a symbol, as in mathematics or in musical notation.
符號：用來代表壹個詞、短語或壹個操作的習慣性圖形或圖案；數學或樂符中的符號
pl. signAn indicator, such as a dropping or footprint, of the trail of an animal:
復數 sign蹤跡：動物遺跡的指示物，如壹堆糞便或腳印：
looking for deer sign.
尋找鹿的蹤跡
A trace or vestige:
跡像：痕跡或遺跡：
no sign of life.
沒有生命的跡象
A portentous incident or event; a presage:
前兆，預兆：預示性的事情或事件；預兆：
took the eclipse as a sign from God.
把月蝕當作神的預示
A body manifestation that serves to indicate the presence of malfunction or disease.
體癥：用來指示出現機能失調或疾病的身體表現
One of the 12 divisions of the zodiac, each named for a constellation and represented by a symbol.
宮：黃道帶十二個分區中的壹個，每壹個帶都以壹個星座的名字命名，用壹個圖形表示
v.（動詞）
signed， sign.ing， signs
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To affix one's signature to.
簽署：在…上簽上自己的名字
To write (one's signature).
簽名：寫（自己的簽名）
To approve or ratify (a document) by affixing a signature, seal, or other mark:
簽準：通過在上面簽名、蓋章或用其它記號表示同意或批準（壹個文件）：
sign a bill into law.
簽字批準壹項法案
To hire or engage by obtaining a signature on a contract:
簽約：通過使其在合約上簽字而雇傭或聘請：
signed a rookie pitcher for next season; sign up actors for a tour.
為下壹個賽季簽約雇了壹個剛剛參加比賽的投手；為了巡回演出簽約雇傭了許多演員
To relinquish or transfer title to by signature:
簽約放棄：通過簽約放棄或轉讓：
signed away all her claims to the estate.
簽約放棄了她對那塊地產的所有權
To provide with a sign or signs:
安裝指示牌：安裝壹個或多個指示牌：
sign a new highway.
在壹條新公路上裝指示牌
To communicate with a sign or by sign language:
打手勢：用手勢或手勢語言交流：
signed his approval; sign instructions to a hearing-impaired teammate.
用手勢表示同意；用手勢向壹個聽力不健全的隊友傳達指示
To consecrate with the sign of the cross.
劃十字祝福
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To make a sign or signs; signal.
打信號：作壹個或多個手勢；打信號
To use sign language.
使用手語
To write one's signature.
簽名
sign in
To record the arrival of (another or oneself) by signing a register.
簽到：通過在簽名記錄（另壹個人或者是自己的）到達
sign off
To announce the end of a communication; conclude.
宣布廣播結束；結束
To stop transmission after identifying the broadcasting station.
在說完廣播電臺臺名之後停止播送
Informal To express approval formally or conclusively:
非正式用語 正式同意：正式或結論性地表示同意：
got the Congress to sign off on the tax proposal.
使國會正式同意這項稅務提案
sign on
Informal To enlist oneself, especially as an employee:
非正式用語 受雇：使自己受雇，尤其是作為壹個雇員：
“Retired politicians often sign on with top-dollar law firms”(New York Times)
“退休的政客經常受雇於壹些有錢的法律事務所”(紐約時報)
To start transmission with an identification of the broadcasting station.
宣布廣播開始：在確認廣播電臺臺名之後開始廣播
sign out
To record the departure of (another or oneself) by signing a register.
簽名登記外出：登記記錄（其它人或自己的）離去
sign up
To agree to be a participant or recipient by signing one's name; enlist:
經報名獲得：通過簽名同意成為…的成員或接受者；應募：
signed up for military service; signing up for a pottery course.
報名從軍；報名參加陶器制作課程
Middle English signe
中古英語 signe
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin signum * see sek w- 1
源自 拉丁語 signum *參見 sek w- 1
sign“er
n.（名詞）
sign， badge， mark， token， symptom， note
These nouns are compared as they denote an outward indication of the existence or presence of something not immediately evident.
這裏比較的名詞，都含有某物存在或在場的外在指示，而這個事物本身不是立即可見的。
Sign is the most general:
Sign 是最普通的：
A high forehead is thought to be a sign of intelligence.
高額頭被認為是智慧的標誌。
“The exile of Gaveston was the sign of the barons' triumph” (John R. Green).
“蓋夫斯頓的流放標誌著男爵的勝利” （約翰R·格林）。
“The V sign is the symbol of the unconquerable will of the occupied territories” (Winston S. Churchill).
“V”這個標誌表明了占領區民眾不可征服的意誌” （溫斯頓·S·丘吉爾）。
Badge usually refers to something that is worn as an insignia of membership, is an emblem of achievement, or is a characteristic sign:
Badge 通常指作為表明會員身份的證章而戴的東西，或者是表示成就的徽章，或者表示壹個有特色的標誌：
The sheriff's badge was shaped like a star.
治安官的徽章是星狀的。
“Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge” (Shakespeare).
“大度的寬容是高貴品質的真正象征” （莎士比亞）。
Mark can refer to a visible trace or impression (
Mark 可以指壹個可見的痕跡或印證（
a laundry mark) or to an indication of a distinctive trait or characteristic:
洗衣店標簽） 或指壹個特別的特征或特點的顯示：
Intolerance is the mark of a bigot. The term can also denote a lasting effect, as of an experience:
不寬容是頑固者的標誌。 這個詞也可以用來表示壹個持久的效果，比如壹次經歷留下的：
Poverty had left its mark.
貧窮已留下深深的印記。
Token usually refers to evidence or proof of something intangible:
Token 通常指無形事物的證據或證明：
sent flowers as a token of her affection.
送花以表示她的愛意。
Symptom suggests outward evidence of a process or condition, especially an adverse condition:
Symptom 表示壹個過程或狀態的外在顯示，尤指壹個不利的狀態：
“dying of a hundred good symptoms” (Alexander Pope);
“死前有多種癥狀” （亞歷山大·蒲柏）；
“the gale having rather increased than shown any symptoms of abating” (Frederick Marryat).
“大風不但沒有顯示出任何變小的跡象，反而越刮越大” （弗雷德裏克·馬裏亞特）。
Note applies to the sign of a particular quality or feature:
Note 指壹個特別的性質或特點的指示：
“the eternal note of sadness” (Matthew Arnold).See also Synonyms at gesture
“悲傷的永恒記錄” （馬修阿諾德）參見同義詞 gesture
sign
[saIn]
n.
記號，符號
身勢，姿勢；信號
He made a sign for me to follow him.
他向我示意跟著他（走）。
告示；標語； 牌示，牌子
The sign by the road said ‘No Parking'.
路邊的牌子上寫著“禁止停車”。
跡象；征兆；征候
There are no signs of life about the house.
這房子沒有有人住的跡象。
（黃道十二宮的每壹）宮 (= sign of the zodiac)
a sign of the times
時尚；潮流
sign
vt., vi.
在…簽字，簽名
The countries concerned all agreed to sign the convention.
有關各國都同意簽署這項協定。
Both parties have signed the contract!
雙方已經在合同上簽字了。
打招呼；做手勢
He signed me to be quiet.
他做手勢要我安靜。
sign up
在雇傭契約上簽字 (= sign on)
sign away
簽字讓渡，簽字放棄
sign in
簽到
把…的名字登記下來
sign off
結束寫信
I'd better sign off now. Love John.
我得就此停筆。愛妳的約翰。
sign on
簽約受雇，簽約就聘
sign over
簽字移交
sign up
簽字參與某事；簽字受雇
sign
源自拉丁詞根 sign
sign
endorsegestureindicateinitialmarkmotionsealsignalwave