| 词汇 | signpost |
| 释义 | signpost noun[ C ] uk /ˈsaɪn.pəʊst/ us /ˈsaɪn.poʊst/ signpostnoun[C] (ROAD SIGN)B1 a pole at the side of a road, especially at a point where two or more roads meet, that gives information about routes and distances: 路标 The signpost said "London 18 miles".路标上写着“伦敦18英里”。 Jutta Jenderny/EyeEm/GettyImages Roads: lights, signs & markings on roads amber anti-billboard Belisha beacon billboard bollard bus lane crossing milepost milestone no standingphrase no waitingphrase pylon reflector robot sharrow stop light stop sign stoplight street furniture the lightsphrase signpostnoun[C] (SHOW FUTURE)something that shows what is going to happen, or what should happen, in the future: 征兆，预兆 This upturn in the country's economy is a splendid signpost to the future.该国经济的好转预示着光明的前景。 Showing and demonstrating act out attest bespeak breastbeating bring define indicate mark something out masterclass ostensive ostensively outlet point (something/someone) out reflect reveal unproven unveil unwrap vent virtue signalling signpost verb uk /ˈsaɪn.pəʊst/ us /ˈsaɪn.poʊst/ signpostverb (ROAD SIGN)[ Tusually passive ] to show the direction of something on a signpost: 以路标指明方向 The road wasn't very well signposted (= provided with signposts).这条路上的路标设置不够完善。 We found where we were going very easily, because it was signposted (= the direction was shown by signposts) all the way.我们很容易地找到了自己要去的地方，因为一路上都有路标。 Roads: lights, signs & markings on roads amber anti-billboard Belisha beacon billboard bollard bus lane crossing milepost milestone no standingphrase no waitingphrase pylon reflector robot sharrow stop light stop sign stoplight street furniture the lightsphrase signpostverb (SHOW FUTURE)[ T ] to show clearly how something is going to develop: 预示 The early chapters of the book signpost what is going to happen further on.这本书的头几章预示了稍后将要发生的事情。 Predicting things and intuition augur augury bellwether betcha bode herald horizon scanning hunch inkling instinct prefigure premonition premonitory presage prescience telepathy there's no knowing/telling/sayingidiom unforeseeable unintuitively unreasoning signpost | American Dictionarysignpost noun[ C ] us/ˈsɑɪnˌpoʊst/ a pole with a sign on it, esp. showing the way to a place or the name of a road: The camp roads had signposts that read Sparks Street, Portage Avenue, Yonge Street, and the like. fig. A signpost is also a clear signal that something will happen: a signpost of progress Examples of signpostsignpost Tables and diagrams abound, complete with interpretation guidelines, and all chapters are signposted with previews, summaries and recaps. There are too many ' signposts' in the text, which is sometimes a little slow, laboured and repetitive as a result. Chapter 1 introduces the book effectively, barring the disconcerting absence of chronological signposts for the relationships marshaled. Education is a matter of increasing knowledge and reflection, statistical cueing a matter of providing signposts that even the ignorant and irreflective can use. In other words, acts and ideas should be seen as interchangeable signposts for inter preting historical ideologies. The editor's highlighting of rural-urban linkages in the final chapter is apposite, but a radical new role for settlement geography is only dimly signposted in this book. Most of these markers occur in the gaps between the coding parts of genes and can be thought of as signposts marking out particular chromosomal intervals. Thus even where the mode of knowledge is signposted as one acquired by proof, the transition does not seem to be argued for, but is rather assumed. Once we know where they are and what is their nature, the giant planets around other stars become signposts to systems that are and are not habitable. The indexical use of language constructions provides communicative partners with signposts for how each partner grounds the interaction and thereby allows for the dynamic unfolding of meaning. In such criticism the apparently trivial and the unsightly can also be demysti®ed to reveal a truth that signposts alternative ways of organizing a humane society. A gamelan-style section - harps, xylophones and marimba - played a key role, and a recurring theme, first heard on oboes and clarinets, supplied signposts amid the score's raucous activity. Chemokine receptors: signposts to brain development and disease. They provide crucial signposts to the sort of person characteristics that seem to play a role and which might constitute the route by which genetic effects operate. Principal roads are the responsibility of local highway authorities, and it is for them to ensure that new routes are signposted to the best effect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of signpost These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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