signal的中文翻譯是什麼意思

N-COUNT(以手勢、聲音、行動等發出的)訊號，暗號

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...

  他們發射了3次求救訊號。

• As soon as it was dark, Mrs Evans gave the signal...

  天一黑，埃文斯夫人就發出了訊號。

VERB(用手勢、聲音等)發訊號，發暗號，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...

  一會兒可以看到曼聯主教練拼命地朝麥克萊爾示意。

• 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當事人已經談完了。

N-COUNT跡象;訊號;預示

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...

  庫爾德領導人將這次訪問視作一種表示支援的重要訊號。

• The first warning signals came in March...

  第一次警示出現在3月份。

VERB預示;表明;顯示

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...

  她將暗示能源政策會有重大變化。

• Britain was signalling its readiness to have the embargo lifted...

  英國表示願意取消貿易禁令。

N-COUNT(鐵路上的)指示燈，訊號燈

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(傳輸資訊的無線電、光波或電流)訊號

A signal is a series of radio waves, light waves, or changes in electrical current which may carry information.

• ...high-frequency radio signals.

  高頻無線電訊號

ADJ重大的;顯要的;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.

  最後一場比賽的勝利在他充滿欣喜的職業生涯中具有非凡的意義。

• ...John Major's signal failure to grab America's attention.

  約翰·梅傑顯然沒有能夠引起美國的注意