n.[C]
- 信號;暗號[+to-v][+that]
A red lamp is used as a danger
signal.
紅燈用作危險信號。
- 信號器;交通指示燈;【鐵】信號機
The train must stop when the
signal's red.
信號機是紅色時,火車必須停駛。
- 導因;近因;導火線[(+for)]
- 標誌;表示
a.
- 作為信號的[B]
- 顯著的,非凡的
This year has seen one
signal triumph for them in the election.
今年是他們在選舉中取得重大勝利的一年。
vt.
- 用信號發出;標誌
A period
signals the end of a sentence.
句號表示一個句子結束了。
- 用信號通知,以動作向……示意[O2][+that]
She
signaled the car to stop by raising her hand.
她舉手示意車停下。
vi.
- 發信號,打信號[(+to/for)]
The teacher
signaled for quiet.
教師示意大家安靜。
衍生
n.
signaler; [BrE] signaller
ad.
signally
辨析
signal1
n.
- a gesture, action, or sound conveying information or an instruction.
- an indication of a state of affairs.
- an event or statement that provides the impulse or occasion for something to happen.
- a light or semaphore on a railway, giving indications to train drivers of whether or not to proceed.
- Bridge a prearranged convention of bidding or play intended to convey information to one's partner.
- an electrical impulse or radio wave transmitted or received.
v.
(signals, signalling, signalled; US signals, signaling, signaled)
- transmit a signal.
- instruct or indicate by means of a signal.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr., from med. L. signale, neut. of late L. signalis, from L. signum (see sign).
signal2
adj.
striking in extent, seriousness, or importance.
Derivative
Etymology
C17: from Fr. signalé, from the Ital. past part. segnalato ‘distinguished’, from segnale ‘a signal’.