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IELTS BNC: 1960 COCA: 2078
signal
noun [C] /ˈsɪɡn(ə)l/
singularsignal
pluralsignals
  1. 1
    a movement or sound made by someone that has a special meaning to another person 暗号;信号
    give (someone) a signal :

    We waited for them to give us the signal to move. 我们等着他们给我们发出前进的信号。

    signal to :

    He gave a signal to his driver to carry on. 他示意司机继续开车。

    at a signal :

    At the prearranged signal, we all jumped up and shouted ‘Surprise!' 在约定的暗号发出时,我们都跳了出来,大叫一声“惊喜!”

    do something as a signal (of something) :

    They waved a flag as a signal of distress. 他们摇旗表示求救。

    mixed/conflicting signals (=signals that have different meanings) 有歧义/自相矛盾的信息 :

    She knew she was sending him mixed signals. 她明白自己发给他的信息自相矛盾。

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    1. a.
      information sent from one thing or person to another using a piece of equipment or an organized system (传递的)信息

      sailors practising their semaphore signals 练习旗语的海员

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  2. 2
    a fact, event, or action that shows what someone intends to do or shows what is likely to happen 征兆;预兆
    signal of :

    They had ignored the strong signals of an approaching economic crisis . 他们忽视了即将到来的经济危机的强烈征兆。

    signal for/to :

    The election was a signal for the party to rethink its strategies. 这次选举对该党来说是一个需要重新考虑其策略的信号。

    give/send a signal :

    In terms of their personal relationships, teachers have to be very careful not to send students the wrong signals. 在个人关系方面,教师要特别谨慎,以免给学生发出错误的信号。

    read the signals (=understand their meaning correctly) 明白意思 :

    When she told him she was leaving, Bill wasn't surprised – he had read the signals. 她告诉比尔要走时,比尔并不感到吃惊,他早就明白她的意思。

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    pictures, sound, or other information sent by one piece of electronic equipment and received by another one (电子)信息,信号

    radio signals 无线电讯号

    carry a signal :

    The copper wire carries the electrical signals. 铜丝可以传递电讯信号。

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    a piece of equipment with coloured lights on it that tells the driver of a vehicle to stop, go, or slow down 交通信号灯;红绿灯

    The signal was at green. 当时是绿灯亮着。

signal
verb /ˈsɪɡn(ə)l/
present tense
I/you/we/theysignal
he/she/itsignals
present participlesignalling
past tensesignalled
past participlesignalled
  1. 1
    [I/T] to make a movement or sound that has a special meaning to another person 发信号;打信号;用信号示意

    The cyclist signalled and turned right. 骑车者发出信号后向右转。

    signal to someone :

    He signalled frantically across the room to his wife. 他冲着屋子对面的妻子猛打手势。

    signal (to) someone to do something :

    The driver signalled her to cross the road. 司机示意让她过马路。

    signal that :

    He flashed his torch to signal that he was ready. 他闪了闪手电筒,示意他准备好了。

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  2. 2
    [T] to show that something is happening or will happen 表明;标志着

    This agreement signalled the end of the war. 这项协议标志着战争的结束。

    signal that :

    The new tax signalled that the government was serious about the environment. 这项新税收表明政府对环境问题是认真的。

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    [T] if you signal a quality or your feelings, you show what you intend to do about something 告知;表示

    The kidnappers have signalled their willingness to negotiate. 绑匪已经表示愿意谈判。

    Both parties have signalled their determination to win. 两党都已表示出要赢的决心。

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    To show or express emotions: show, display, manifest...
signal
adjective very formal /ˈsɪɡn(ə)l/
  1. especially important and noticeable 极重要的;显著的;非凡的

    a signal honour 莫大的荣誉

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    Important: important, major, key...
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    Obvious: obvious, clear, significant...
IELTS BNC: 1960 COCA: 2078
signal

noun¹

1sign/action/sound that sends a message標誌;動作;聲音ADJECTIVE | VERB + SIGNAL | SIGNAL + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEclear, unmistakable清晰的/明確無誤的信號agreed, prearranged約好的/事先約定的信號conflicting, confusing, contradictory, mixed相互衝突的信號;讓人迷惑不解的信號;有歧義的信號wrong錯誤信號Laughing when you should be crying sends out the wrong signals to people.應該哭的時候卻笑,就向人們傳達了錯誤的信號。alarm, danger, distress, warning報警/危險/求救/警告信號hand, non-verbal, smoke, visual手勢;非語言信號;煙霧信號;視覺信號turn (NAmE) (汽車上的)轉向指示燈busy (NAmE) (engaged tone in BrE) (電話佔線時的)忙音All I get is a busy signal when I dial his number.我給他撥電話只能聽到佔線的忙音信號。buy, sell (both business商業) 買入/賣出信號A strong buy signal was issued to traders.交易員收到了強烈的買入信號。VERB + SIGNALgive (sb), make, send, send out(給某人)發信號;打信號When I give the signal, run!我一發信號,你就跑!interpret, read解讀信號The brain interprets the signals from the retina as light.大腦把來自視網膜的信號解讀為光。interpret sth as把⋯理解為信號The remark was interpreted as a signal that their government was ready to return to the peace talks.該言論被視作政府準備重回和平談判的信號。pick up, respond to領會信號;對信號作出反應Interviewers quickly learn to pick up non-verbal signals.採訪者很快學會讀懂非語言信號。act as作為信號The insect's yellow spots act as a warning signal to its predators.昆蟲身上的黃點是向其天敵發出的警告信號。SIGNAL + VERBcome from sth信號來自⋯Try to read the signals coming from the patient.要盡量讀懂病人發出的信號。indicate sth信號表示⋯the signals that can indicate danger可能預示危險的信號PREPOSITIONat a signal, on a signal按照信號At a prearranged signal, everyone started cheering.看到預先約好的信號,大家都開始歡呼起來。signal for示意⋯的信號She made a signal for the car to stop.她打了個手勢,讓汽車停下了。signal from, signal to來自⋯的/給⋯的信號Wait for the signal from the leader of your group.等你們組的組長發出信號。
signal

noun²

2set of lights for drivers交通信號燈ADJECTIVE | VERB + SIGNAL | SIGNAL + VERB | SIGNAL + NOUN ADJECTIVErailroad, railway, traffic鐵路信號燈;交通信號燈VERB + SIGNALoperate操作信號燈SIGNAL + VERBbe on red/green, be red/green紅燈亮;綠燈亮The traffic signals were on red.交通信號亮着紅燈。fail信號燈失靈SIGNAL + NOUNbox (BrE) (鐵路上的)信號樓failure (BrE) 信號燈故障
signal

noun³

3series of radio waves, chemical messages, etc.無線電波;化學信息ADJECTIVE | VERB + SIGNAL | SIGNAL + VERB | SIGNAL + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEfaint, weak微弱的信號strong強信號high-frequency, low-frequency高頻/低頻信號input, output輸入/輸出信號acoustic, analogue/analog, audio, chemical, digital, electrical, electronic, GPS, light, radar, radio, satellite, sonar, sound, television, TV, video, wireless聲學信號;模擬信號;音頻信號;化學信號;數字信號;電信號;電子信號;全球定位系統信號;光信號;雷達信號;無線電信號;衞星信號;聲納信號;音頻信號;電視信號;視頻信號;無線信號VERB + SIGNALcarry, pass, relay傳送/傳遞/中繼轉發信號The nerves carry these signals to the brain.神經把這些信號傳給大腦。amplify, boost放大/增強信號convert (sth into), scramble(把⋯)轉換成信號;對信號作擾碼處理The signal is scrambled into code before it is sent.發送信號之前要先擾碼,把它變成密碼。decode, encode解碼信號;把信號編碼emit, generate, produce, send, transmit發射信號;發出信號;發送信號detect, pick up, receive, respond to探測信號;接收信號;對信號作出回應This equipment can detect very low-frequency signals.這種設備能夠探測甚低頻信號。block, jam攔截/干擾信號It is possible to jam GPS signals in battle.在作戰時對全球定位系統的信號進行干擾是可能的。SIGNAL + VERBtravel信號傳播The digital signal travels down wires to the server.數字信號沿着線路傳到服務器。A light signal can travel well over 16 km before it halves in intensity.光信號傳播 16 公里以上強度才會減半。fade信號漸弱SIGNAL + NOUNintensity, strength信號強度PREPOSITIONsignal from來自⋯的信號a faint signal from the satellite衞星發出的微弱信號signal to向⋯發出的信號
signal

verb¹

1move your arms to give a signal打手勢ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERBfrantically瘋狂打手勢I saw her signal frantically to us.我看見她瘋了似的朝我們打手勢。PREPOSITIONfor示意⋯He raised his hand to signal for the waiter.他舉起手向侍者示意。to向⋯打手勢She tried to signal to the bus driver to stop.她試圖打手勢讓公共汽車司機停車。
signal

verb²

2show/mark sth表明ADVERB | VERB + SIGNAL ADVERBclearly清楚地標誌These changes clearly signal the end of the welfare state as we know it.這些變化清楚地標誌着我們熟悉的福利國家的終結。effectively (especially BrE) 實際上表明A change of mind effectively signals a change in overall policy.改變主意實際上意味着整個政策有所改變。not necessarily不一定預示A fall in demand does not necessarily signal the death of the industry.需求的減少並不一定意味着該行業走向窮途末路。VERB + SIGNALappear to, seem to似乎/好像預示These events appeared to signal the end of an era.這些事件似乎預示着一個時代的結束。try to試圖表明be intended to, be meant to旨在/意欲表明This address was meant to signal a change in policy.這個講話意欲表明政策將有所改變。
IELTS BNC: 1960 COCA: 2078
signal verb
mean1 (signal a change in policy) nod (Don't fire until I signal.)
signal noun
signal (give sb a signal) sign1 (a clear signal that sth is wrong)
signal

noun

signal ♦︎ sign ♦︎ cueThese are all words for a movement, sound or event that gives sb information or tells sb to do sth. 这些词均表示信号、暗号。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配a signal / sign / cue for sb / stha signal / sign / cue (for sb) to do stha clear signal / sign / cuea warning signal / signto wait for / miss a / your signal / sign / cueto understand / misunderstand a / sb's signal / signto give sb a signal / sign / cueto make a signal / sign signal [countable] a movement or sound that you make to give sb information, instructions, a warning, etc. 示意的动作(或声音);信号;暗号a danger / distress signal危险/求救信号At an agreed signal they left the room.收到约定的信号后,他们离开了房间。The siren was a signal for everyone to leave the building.警报声就是要所有人都离开大楼的信号。When I give the signal, run!我一发信号,你们就跑! (NAmE) All I get is a busy signal when I dial his number (= his phone is being used).我什么时候拨他的电话,听到的都是忙音。 see also signal nod verb sign [countable] a movement or sound that you make to tell sb sth 示意的动作(或声音);手势He gave a thumbs-up sign.他竖起大拇指表示赞同。She nodded as a sign for us to sit down.她点头示意我们坐下。NOTE 辨析 Signal or sign?A sign is usually a hand movement, and is often fairly fixed and likely to be understood by people in general; signal has a wider range, and may have been invented by individuals in a particular situation. * sign通常指一种手势,而且常常是比较固定的,人们一般都能够理解;signal的范围更广泛些,可能是个人在特定情况下发明出来的sign language (= a system of communicating with people by using hand movements rather than spoken words) 手势语a V-sign (= a sign that you make by holding up your hand and making a V-shape with your first and second fingers) V字形手势We agreed on a signal to mean 'stop'.我们约定了一种表示“停止”的信号。 cue [countable] an action or event that is a signal for sb to do sth 暗示;提示;信号Jon's arrival was a cue for more champagne.乔恩的到来意味着要喝更多的香槟酒。I think that's my cue to explain why I'm here.我想这是要我解释为什么到这里来。 (figurative) 'Where is that boy?' As if on cue, Simon appeared in the doorway (= as if sb had given him a signal).“那男孩在哪里?”这话一出,西蒙像接到了信号一样出现在门口。 (figurative) Investors are taking their cue from the big banks and selling dollars (= taking what other people do as a sign for them to do the same).投资者看到大银行抛售美元,纷纷效法。

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