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sign /saɪn/► SEE ALL(be) a sign of the timessign on the dotted linesign your own death warrantsign/take the pledge
●(be) a ˌsign of the ˈtimessomething that shows the way the world is changing （是）时势，潮流，时代特征◆Seventy per cent of last year’s graduates are still unemployed — a sign of the times, I’m afraid.
去年毕业的学生仍有 70% 没找到工作，这恐怕就是时代的特征吧。●sign on the dotted ˈline (informal) sign your name at the bottom of a contract and so agree to a deal, etc. 在签字处签上姓名；签名同意◆The job isn’t mine until I’ve signed on the dotted line.
只有我签了字这份工作才是我的。●sign your own ˈdeath warrantdo sth that results in your own death, defeat or failure 做出使自己丧命（或失败）的事；自寻毁灭◆By refusing to play pop music this new radio station is signing its own death warrant.
这家新成立的电台拒绝播放流行音乐，这是在自寻死路。●sign/take the ˈpledge (old-fashioned) promise never to drink alcohol 发誓戒酒◆He hasn’t been much fun since he took the pledge.自从他戒酒后就没那么有趣了。 ORIGIN In the nineteenth century there were anti-drinking campaigns, when people were encouraged to sign a promise (= a pledge) never to drink alcohol. * 19 世纪有反对饮酒的活动，鼓励人们签署保证书戒酒。 |