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signal

英 ['sɪgn(ə)l] 美['sɪgnl]
  • n. 信号;暗号;导火线
  • vt. 标志;用信号通知
  • adj. 显著的;作为信号的
  • vi. 发信号
  • n. (Signal)人名;(瑞典)西格纳尔

英英释意


1. any communication that encodes a message;
"signals from the boat suddenly stopped"
2. any incitement to action;
"he awaited the signal to start"
"the victory was a signal for wild celebration"
3. an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes