signposts

英 [ˈsaɪnpəʊsts]

美 [ˈsaɪnpoʊsts]

n.  路标
signpost的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 路标;道路指示牌
  Asignpostis a sign where roads meet that tells you which direction to go in to reach a particular place or different places.
  1. The lights of the car lit up a signpost...
     车灯照亮了路标。
  2. Turn off at the signpost for Attlebridge.
     在路标处拐弯去往阿特尔桥。
• N-COUNT 线索;征兆
  Asignpostis something that helps you to know how a situation or a course of action will develop.
  1. The outcome of tomorrow's elections will be studied carefully as a signpost of voter intentions on the really big day this year...
     明天的选举结果会被作为今年大选的选民意愿风向标来仔细研究。
  2. These events were all signposts pointing toward change.
     这些事件都是将要进行变革的征兆。

双语例句

• These lanterns are signposts to guide guests and spirits of ancestors to the Lunar celebration.
  这些指示标志灯的客人，是祖先的新年庆祝活动。
• The goal was a movie filled with clues and signposts, kind of like the cover of Sergeant Pepper, every time you look at it, you might see something different.
  我们的目标做出一部贯穿线索和征兆的影片，就像《佩铂军士》的封面，每看一次都会有新的收获。
• Poorly worded error messaging and inconsistent error signposts can make it hard for users to understand when an error has occurred.
  含义不明的错误消息和不一致的错误标志都会让用户弄不清楚何时发生了错误。
• Failure simply signposts what not to do so you can continue until you get it right.
  失败只是路标什么不这样做，你可以继续下去，直到你做正确的。
• These events were all signposts pointing toward change.
  这些事件都是将要进行变革的征兆。
• Quill does not offer a quick, easy fix to ordinary problems, but provides signposts for a life-long quest towards absolute fulfillment of being.
  鹅毛笔不会对普通问题提出快速简单的措施，但提供的是绝对指向朝着实现最终目标的路标。
• Signposts are a guide to drivers.
  路标是司机的向导。
• Mrs. Clinton has made efforts to maintain contact with cultural signposts.
  克林顿夫人努力与文化标志人物保持联系。
• By contrast, the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since by definition it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way.
  而相比之下，对于个人成长过程的衡量就难得多，因为成长过程的定义就是一次旅程，而不是旅行过程中的某个路标或界标。
• They surveyed land and erected signposts and distance indicators.
  他们还负责勘测土地，竖立路标和距离示意牌。