sign

to sign a letter/cheque/contract/lease/agreement

在信件／支票／合同／租约／协议上签名

Sign here, please.

请在这儿签名。

He signed his name at the end of the letter.

他在信的末尾签上了自己的名字。

He signed himself “Mark Taylor”.

他签上了自己的名字“马克?泰勒”。

She said the painting was by Picasso, but it wasn't signed.

她说这幅画是毕加索创作的，但画上没有他的签名。

The team has just signed a new player.

球队刚刚与一名新球员签约。

He signed for/to the waiter to bring him another drink.

他示意侍者再给他一份饮料。

He signed to the waiter that he wanted another drink.

他向侍者示意，想再要一份饮料。

a road sign

路标

a shop sign

商店招牌

She pointed to her watch as a sign that it was getting late and she wanted to leave.

她指着手表示意已经很晚了，她想离开。

He made/gave a sign to his boyfriend to stop talking.

她示意男朋友停止讲话。

The priest made the sign of the cross (= made the shape of a cross by moving his hand between four points on his chest) when he entered the church.

牧师走进教堂时，在胸前画了个十字。

His inability to handle the situation is a sure sign of weakness.

他无法控制局面无疑是一种软弱的表现。

The fact that he's eating more is a sign that he's feeling better.

他能多吃东西表明他感觉好些了。

I've searched for my hat, but there's no sign of it anywhere (= I can't find it).

我在找我的帽子，但到处都没有它的踪影。

There was no sign of life in the building (= there seemed to be no one in it).

建筑物里看不到人影。

Billy's work at school has shown signs of improvement this year.

比利的学业今年有进步的迹象。

There is every sign that/All the signs are that the worst is over.

各种迹象表明，最糟糕的时期已经过去了。

+ and – are mathematical signs.

＋和－是数学符号。

￡ is the sign for the British pound.

￡是表示英镑的符号。