sight-less /'saitlas/
adj. (literary) unable to see HAM ; Jflft HT71 blind: The statue stared down at them with
sightless eyes. sight-line noun = line of sight
'sight-read verb [V,
VN] to play or sing written music when you see it for the first time, without
practising it first®#, ®ps
PH ) ►
'sight-reader noun 'sight-reading
noun [U] sight-see-ing /'saitsinrj/
noun [U] the activity of visiting interesting buildings and places as a
tourist M ft; W % : to go sightseeing A M
it 0 Did you have a chance to do any sightseeing? f 0
a sightseeing tour
of the city 'f& IP ® ^ 71? ► sight-see
verb [V] (only used in the progressive tenses {X Ai 7 Vs W) sight-seer
noun HT71 tourist :
sigma /'sigma/
noun the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet (£, o) 18 77^
Sign On /sam/ noun,
verb m
noun
►
SHOWING STH V. 7 1 [C,
U] ~ (of sth) | ~ (that ...) an
event, an action, a
fact, etc. that shows that sth exists, is happening or may happen in the future
j3j Ht; tE ?)&; Pn?l indication: Headaches may be a sign
of stress. 0 There is no sign of
John anywhere. iUL il$ H 7 0 0 Call the
police at the
first sign of trouble. —
0 The gloomy weather shows no sign
of improving.
o Her work is showing
some signs
of improvement.
ilElM o The fact that he didn’t say ‘no’
immediately is a good sign. 0
If an inter
view is too easy, it’s
a sure sign that you haven’t got the
job.tqjwtoMi., <>
There was no sign of life in the house (=
there seemed to be nobody there). ;57EA$JjI4ko 0 If
I had noticed the warning signs, none of this
would have happened,
►
FOR
INFORMATION/WARNING ® fit fg &; ^ ^ ® gg 2 [C] a piece of paper, wood or metal that
has writing or a
SYNONYMS
sign
indication ♦
symptom * symbol * indicator♦ signal
These are all words for an event, action
or fact that shows that sth exists, is happening or
may happen in the future. BS&.
sign an event, action or fact that shows that sth exists,
is happening or may happen in the future tiE
MHeadaches may be
a sign of stress. nj
indication (rather
formal) a remark or sign
that shows that sth is happening or what sb is thinking or feeling ,
J^ISE: They gave no indication as to how the work should be done.
SIGN OR INDICATION? ^ sign indication ?
An indication often comes in the form of sth that sb says, while a sign is usually sth that happens or sth that
sb does. * indication ffl sign il
symptom a change in your body or mind that shows that you are
not healthy; a sign that sth exists, especially sth bad Symptoms
include a sore
throat. o The
rise in
inflation was
just one symptom of the poor state of the economy.
symbol a person, object or event that represents a more
general quality or situation 4M5E: The dove is a universal symbol of
peace.
picture on it that gives
you information, instructions, a warning, etc. Jga road/ traffic sign if
/ £ it fa M 0 a shop/pub sign j/ BE IB W 0 The
sign on the wall said ‘Now wash your hands’. "-»&¥” o 0 Follow the
signs for
the city centre.
►
MOVEMENT/SOUND tjf ft ; A 3 [C] a
movement or sound that you make to tell sb sth M Tfl
H He
gave a thumbs-up sign. A®
ja [WJ 0 o She nodded
as a sign for us to sit down.
— see also V-sign
►
SYMBOL 4 [C] a
mark used to represent sth, especially in mathematics # ^; ifi : a
plus/minus sign (+/-) Ad / M 0 a dollar/pound sign ($/£) ft
##
►
STAR SIGN 5 [C] (informal)
= star sign: What sign
are you? &Eklk?
IRTl a .sign of the times something
that you feel shows what things are like now, especially how bad they are ('S’JfcjU
a verb
►
YOUR NAME #77 1 to write your
name on a document, letter, etc. to show that you have written it, that you
agree with what it says, or that it is genuine
( £ ) ; W ( £ ) ; : [V,
VN] Sign here,
please, if 0 Sign your name here, please, if
o 0 [VN] You
haven’t signed the letter,
0 to sign a cheque 0
The
treaty was
signed on 24 March. 3
M 24 0 ^ iT
(HJ o 0 The player
was signing autographs for a group of fans. 0 [vn-n] He
signed
himself
‘Jimmy’. »
►
CONTRACT Hit] 2 to arrange for
sb, for example a sports player or musician, to sign a contract agreeing to
work for your company; to sign a contract agreeing to work for a company ffl
•••&$j ( JdcJSH ) : [VN] United have just signed a new goalie.
o [V] He signed
for United yesterday. X ffl §£ PA 7 o The
band signed with Virgin Records. XfAfA^tJ^
►
MAKE MOVEMENT/SOUND 3 ~ (to sb)
(to do sth) to make
a request or tell sb to do sth by using a sign, especially a hand movement zfM ; tTXif
signal: [V to inf] The hotel manager signed to the
indicator (rather
formal) a sign that shows
you what sth is like or how a situation is changing ^ M. iSilA the economic indicators ^ signal
an event, action or fact that shows that
sth exists, is happening or may happen in the future
> M7 > lit#: Chest pains can be a warning signal of heart problems.
SIGN OR SIGNAL? sign signal ?
Signal is often
used to talk about an event, action or fact that suggests to sb that they
should do sth. Sign is not
usually used in this way. * signal lAt!
41#; signMAffXilfcX: Reducing
prison sentences would send the wrong signs ie-erimmals.
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
■
a(n)
sign/indication/symptom/symbol/indicator/signal of sth
■
a(n)
sign/indication/indicator/signal that ...
■
a(n) ciear/definite/distinct/obvious
sign/indication/ symptom/indicator/signal
■
an early sign/indication/symptom/indicator/signal
■
an outward
sign/indication/symptom/symbol
■
to give a(n) sign/indication/signal
■
A sign/symbol means sth.
All the signs/indications
are/point to ...