| 词组 | sign on |
| 释义 | sign on 1. sign on to officially agree to work for someone or do a training course, usually by signing a contract or form + with/as ▪ Faulk's career with the Vicksberg newspaper began in 1935, when he signed on with them as a reporter. ▪ I signed on as a volunteer at the homeless shelter. + for ▪ Some of the refugees managed to get to university by attending evening classes or signing on for correspondence courses. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑sign up 2. sign on sb • sign sb on BrE to arrange for someone to sign a contract or form saying that they agree to work for you or play for your team: ▪ The club signed on three new players in July. ▪ The Calvert Group has signed on Cedd Moses as their new general manager. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑sign up 3. sign on • sign on sth BrE to claim the money given by the government to people without employment, because you do not have a job: ▪ When we left college there were so few teaching jobs available that a lot of us had to sign on. sign on the dole (=claim money from the government, because you do not have a job) ▪ Mr Kelly signed on the dole in July, after his company, Kelly House Development, went bust. ■ OPPOSITE: sign off |
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