signal的中文翻译是什么意思

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.

• They fired three distress signals...

  他们发射了3次求救信号。

• 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.

• 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。

• 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.

• 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。

• 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.

• She will be signalling massive changes in energy policy...

  她将暗示能源政策会有重大变化。

• 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.

• ...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.

• 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。

• ...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