Asking for help isn't a sign of weakness, it's a sign of strength because it shows you have the courage to admit when you don't know something, and that then allows you to learn something new.

——Barack Obama

求助并非软弱的表现，它恰恰说明你有勇气承认自己的不足、并愿意去学新的知识。

——巴拉克·奥巴马

一、下面我们来看看sign有几种含义

n.

1.迹象；预兆 [C] an event, an action, a fact, etc. that shows that sth exists, is happening or may happen in the future

Buds on the trees are a sign of spring.

树上的萌芽是春天来临的征兆。

 

2.记号，符号 [C] a mark used to represent sth, especially in mathematics

He left a sign for us to see.

他为我们留下了记号。

 

3.手势 [C] a movement or sound that you make to tell sb sth

Make the victory sign everybody!

大家比胜利的手势！

 

4.信号，暗号 [C] things that gives you information, instructions, a warning

That's a bad sign.

那是一个不良的信号。

 

v.

1.签名，签署 [I,T] 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

I want to check with my secretary before I sign the papers.

在签署这些文件前，我要咨询我的秘书。

 

2.示意；打手势；用信号表示 [I,T] to make a request or tell sb to do sth by using a sign, especially a hand movement

The teacher signed to us to sign our names on the papers.

老师示意我们把自己的名字写在试卷上。

 

二、你知道sign和哪些词更搭吗？

equal sign

n.[数]等号

 

sign away

签字让与,签字出卖

 

sign language

n.手语

 

sign manual

n. 亲笔签名,手势

 

sign off

v.停止广播,停止活动

 

三、最后，来做个填词游戏吧

This is an unusual ____.

这是一种不寻常的迹象。