signpost

英 [ˈsaɪnpəʊst]

美 [ˈsaɪnpoʊst]

n.  路标
v.  设置路标; 介绍(论证、讲话等的)要点

复数：signposts　过去分词：signposted　过去式：signposted　现在分词：signposting　第三人称单数：signposts　

IELTSTEM8

BNC.14329 / COCA.21771

牛津词典

noun

• 路标
  a sign at the side of a road giving information about the direction and distance of places
  1. Follow the signposts to the superstore.
     跟着路标走就能到超市。
  2. The chapter headings are useful signposts to the content of the book.
     章节标题有助于了解书的内容。

verb

• 设置路标
  to mark a road, place, etc. with signposts
  1. The route is well signposted.
     这条路线路标设置完善。
• 介绍（论证、讲话等的）要点
  to show clearly the way that an argument, a speech, etc. will develop
  1. You need to signpost for the reader the various points you are going to make.
     你需要向读者介绍你将阐述的各个论点。

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。

英英释义

noun

• a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way
  Synonym:guidepost

verb

• mark with a signpost, as of a path

双语例句

• As a result, the Brazilian presidential election on October 3 will be a celebration of the past, as much as a signpost to the future.
  因此，10月3日的巴西总统大选既是一场欢送过去的庆典，也是通向未来的一个路标。
• Play the video tape of lesson 3 up to the third signpost ( Salvation in Covenant) as participants take notes on outlines. She noted down the main points of the speech.
  播放录像直到第三个路标（约中的救恩），让听课人记下要点。她把演说的要点记了下来。
• It is a signpost in life, a trail marker.
  那是人生中的一个标记，人生路上的外国人雇用里程碑。
• A clearer signpost to the reality of "social sales" financial transactions taking place within a social site is hard to imagine.
  这也是“社交销售”（在社交网站发生的金融交易）成为现实的最明显信号。
• "A signpost on the road to American decline"
  “通往美国衰落之路的指示牌”
• The signpost indicates the right way to go.
  路标标示正确的前进路线。
• He stood by the signpost and waited for a wagon to london.
  于是他站在路标旁等候到伦敦的马车。
• As you enter berlin, you'll pass a signpost to potsdam.
  在进入柏林的时候，你会路过一个到波茨坦的路牌。
• Thus it set up the clear signpost that can be distinguished on the blind spot of traditional ethic.
  从而在传统伦理学的盲点上树起了清晰可辨的路标。
• When she drove the car first time, She was confused about the signpost at the roadside and she was off the highway through some wrong gates several times.
  第一次开车上路的时候，她被路边的路标搞糊涂了，几次从错误的出口下了高速公路。