sign/saɪn/

n

1. C 迹象；痕迹；征兆

• She began to show signs of her age. 年老的迹象开始在她身上显现。

• There is no sign of life on the moon. 月球上没有生命的迹象。

2. C 示意动作；手势

• He gave me a sign to come in. 他示意我进去。

• the sign of the cross 划十字

3. C 标志，标记；告示

• Red is a sign of happiness. 红色是喜庆的标志。

• His failure to contact you is no sign that he has forgotten you. 他没有与你联络并不代表他把你忘了。

4. C 牌子；招牌；指示牌

• an advertising sign 广告牌

• a shop-sign 商店招牌

5. C 宫，星座

• What sign were you born under? 你是什么星座的？

词组a sign of the times 某时期的标志

• The rising number of people going abroad is a sign of the times. 出国人数的增长是这一时期的特征。