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Signal N Count Signalling Action Verb 例:The Event Happen

单词 signal
音标
英[ˈsɪgnəl] 美[ˈsɪɡnəl]
解释
n.信号,暗号;预兆,征象;动机;导火线;vt.向…发信号;用动作(手势)示意;以信号告知;vi.发信号;adj.显著的,优越的;暗号的,作信号用的;
例句

N-COUNT
(以手势、声音、行动等发出的)信号,暗号
A signal is a gesture, sound, or action which is intended to give a particular message to the person who sees or hears it.
例:They fired three distress signals...他们发射了3次求救信号。
例:As soon as it was dark, Mrs Evans gave the signal...天一黑,埃文斯夫人就发出了信号。

VERB
(用手势、声音等)发信号,发暗号,示意
If you signal to someone, you make a gesture or sound in order to send them a particular message.
例:The United manager was to be seen frantically signalling to McClair...一会儿可以看到曼联主教练拼命地朝麦克莱尔示意。
例:He stood up, signalling to the officer that he had finished with his client...他站起身,向警察示意他和他的当事人已经谈完了。

N-COUNT
迹象;信号;预示
If an event or action is a signal of something, it suggests that this thing exists or is going to happen.
例:Kurdish leaders saw the visit as an important signal of support...库尔德领导人将这次访问视作一种表示支持的重要信号。
例:The first warning signals came in March...第一次警示出现在3月份。

VERB
预示;表明;显示
If someone or something signals an event, they suggest that the event is happening or likely to happen.
例:She will be signalling massive changes in energy policy...她将暗示能源政策会有重大变化。
例:Britain was signalling its readiness to have the embargo lifted...英国表示愿意取消贸易禁令。

N-COUNT
(铁路上的)指示灯,信号灯
A signal is a piece of equipment beside a railway, which indicates to train drivers whether they should stop the train or not.

N-COUNT
(传输信息的无线电、光波或电流)信号
A signal is a series of radio waves, light waves, or changes in electrical current which may carry information.
例:...high-frequency radio signals.高频无线电信号

ADJ
重大的;显要的;非凡的
You use signal to describe a success or failure when you are emphasizing the fact that it has occurred and are indicating that the consequences are significant.
例:His final round was a signal triumph in a career marked by many sweet moments.最后一场比赛的胜利在他充满欣喜的职业生涯中具有非凡的意义。
例:...John Major's signal failure to grab America's attention.约翰·梅杰显然没有能够引起美国的注意
变形
third:signals~done:signalled~pl:signals~adv:signally~ing:signalling~past:signalled~

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