in AM, use 美国英语用 signaling, signaled
- 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。 - You mustn't fire without my signal.
没我的信号不许开枪。
- 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。 - She signalled a passing taxi and ordered him to take her to the rue Marengo.
她招手打了一辆路过的出租车,让司机载她去马伦戈街。
- 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。 - The Red Cross said it is withdrawing its staff until they receive clear signals from all sides that their presence is welcomed.
红十字会称他们正在撤回所属职员,直到各方都明确表示欢迎他们的存在。
- 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。 - The outcome of that meeting could signal whether there truly exists a political will to begin negotiating.
那次会议的结果会表明是否真正存在想要开始谈判的政治意愿。
- (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