"signs" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 标志
• 迹象
• 招牌

Definition

是“sign”的复数。既可以指写有信息的标志、牌子或符号，也可以指表明某事正在发生或属实的迹象。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常见于两种主要用法：实体的“标志、路牌、招牌”，以及抽象的“迹象、征兆”。“signs of ...”非常常见，如 'signs of stress'、'signs of rain'。不要和动词第三人称单数 'signs'（签名）混淆。

Examples

I can read the street signs now.

我现在能看懂街上的**标志**了。

There are signs of rain today.

今天有要下雨的**迹象**。

The store has big signs in the window.

这家商店的橱窗上有很大的**招牌**。

The kid was tired, but there were no signs of a fever.

孩子很累，但没有发烧的**迹象**。

We missed the turn because the signs were hard to see.

我们错过了转弯处，因为那些**标志**很难看清。

Looking back, the signs were obvious, but we ignored them.

现在回头看，那些**迹象**很明显，但我们当时忽略了。