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| 1 | C/U a piece of evidence that something is happening or that something exists 迹象；标志 |
| | sure sign She began tapping her foot, a sure sign of annoyance. 她的脚开始在地上踢踏作响，显然是厌烦了。 |
| | +that He had somehow missed the signs that she was upset. 他不知何故竟然没有觉察到她很心烦。 |
| | no/little etc sign There were few signs of an upturn in the economy. 几乎没有什么经济好转的迹象。 |
| | +of I couldn’ t see any signs of progress. 我看不出任何进步的迹象。 |
| | see/take sth as a sign Ann took his silence as a sign of rejection. 安把他的沉默看成是拒绝的表示。 |
| | show no/little/every etc sign Flu infection rates show no sign of declining yet. 流感感染率尚未表现出下降的趋势。 |
| | | 1a | something that suggests that a good or bad thing will happen in the future 征兆；预兆；警示 | | | The fact that he phoned you is a good sign. 他打电话给你，这是个好兆头。 | | | warning/danger sign Looking back now, I realize I failed to spot the warning signs. 现在回想起来，我才意识到我当时没有觉察那些警示。 | | | a sign of things to come (=a sign of what will happen in the future) Recent job losses are probably a sign of things to come. 预示要发生的事 | |
| | | 1b | evidence that someone is present （某人在场的）迹象 | | | +of When we came out of the station there was no sign of her. 我们从车站出来时，根本看不到她的人影。 | |
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| 2 | C a flat object with words or pictures on it , put in a public place to provide information or advertise something 招牌；广告牌 |
| | a flashing neon sign 闪烁的霓虹灯广告 |
| | The shop had a ‘closed’ sign in the window. 商店窗子上挂着“停止营业”的牌子。 |
| | follow the signs Turn right and just follow the brown signs to the zoo. 向右拐，沿着棕色路标走就能到动物园。 |
| | obey/ignore a sign Several people were ignoring the no-smoking sign. 有几个人正无视禁止吸烟的标志。 |
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| 3 | C a movement or sound you make that tells other people what you want , how you feel , what they should do etc 暗号；信号 |
| | a sign to sb (to do sth) Mandy winked, our sign to each other to remain silent. 曼迪眨了眨眼，这是我们两人保持沉默的暗号。 |
| | | 3a | a movement you make with your hands that has a special meaning 手势 | | | give a sign He turned and gave the familiar thumbs-up sign to the crowd. 他转过身，向人群做了个常见的翘拇指的手势。 | |
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| 4 | C a written symbol that has a particular meaning , such as % meaning ‘per cent’ or $ meaning ‘dollar’ 符号；记号 |
| | a pound sign 英镑的符号 |
| | a multiplication/division sign 乘法/除法符号 |
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| 5 | C a star sign |
| | I’ m a Scorpio. What sign are you? 我是天蝎座。你是哪个星座的？ |
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| - | sign of life
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| 1 | evidence that a person is alive （某人）活着的迹象 |
| | When the man was finally rescued, he showed no sign of life. 当这个人最终被救出来的时候，已经没气了。 |
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| 2 | evidence that there is someone in a place （某人在某处存在的）生命的迹象 |
| | The only sign of life in the house was the light from a television. 屋里唯一有生命的迹象是电视机发出的光亮。 |
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| - | a sign of the times
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| | something that shows what society is like nowUsed especially for saying that you do not like what society is like . |
| | 世道，社会风气（尤用以表示某人对社会风气的不满） |
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