(2)sign vt.签署;签名;做手势
sign the contract 在合同上签名/签字
sign up (for sth.)报名(参加某事)
sign in/out 签到/签退
sign (to/for sb.) to do sth.示意(某人)做某事
【辨析】
sign 指有特定意义的符号或者有指示作用的标志物、招牌,也有“手势” 和“迹象、征兆”的意思
【助记】
4.sign v.签署;签名;做手势 n.符号;手势;标牌;迹象 教材原句 France and Germany aren’t going to sign the agreement.法国和德国不打 算签协议。
语境应用
赏句猜义 写出下列句子中sign的含义。 ①There was no sign that the house was broken into. 迹象 ②He made a sign for me to follow him. 手势 ③The sign says “No smoking”. 标志 ④Please sign here. 签名
用法点拨
(1)in the long/short term 就长期/短期而言 be on good/bad terms with sb.与某人关系好/不好 come to terms with达成协议;妥协;甘心忍受 (2)terms n.术语;字眼 legal terms 法律术语
2.on the other hand 另一方面;反过来说 教材原句 In France, on the other hand,the head of state is a president.另一方面,在法 国,国家的首脑是总统。
完成句子 ⑤Jack is considerate;his wife is just the opposite .杰克对人很体贴,他的妻 子恰恰相反。 ⑥You’d never know they ’ re sisters—they ’ re completely opposite to each other in every way. 你怎么也想不到她们是姐妹,她们在各个方面都完全相反。