sig Idiom, Proverb
a sight for sore eyes
breathe a sigh of relief
drop out of sight
have designs on
lose sight of
love at first sight
out of sight
out of sight, out of mind
out of sight (outa sight)
set your sights
sight for sore eyes
sight unseen
sign in
sign off
sign out
sign over
sign up
cosign
cosigner
assign to
Soon they assigned him to a new post．不久他们把他派到一个新的岗位上去。
He has been assigned to an important post．他已被委派到一个重要的岗位。
The defence of the oil installation had been assigned to my regiment．我团被指派守卫该石油设施。
2．provide；set aside for分配；把…分给
The room is assigned to Mr．Wang．这个房间是分给王先生的。
at first sight
At first sight， the problem seemed insoluble．乍看起来，这问题似乎无法解决。
He fell in love with her at first sight．他对她一见钟情。
at/on sight
He shot the enemy officer at sight．他一看见那个敌军官就把他击毙了。
at sight
He shot the enemy officer at sight．他一看见那个敌军官就把他击毙了。
at the sight of
The boy ran towards his mother at the sight of a dog．那个男孩一看见狗就朝母亲跑去。
by design
I don't know whether he did it by accident or design．She told me that he did it by design．我不知道他做这事是偶然的还是故意的，她说他是故意的。
catch sight of
I caught sight of her getting on the bus when I came out of the bookstore．我从书店出来时看见她上了公共汽车。
in sight
There was not a ship in sight．看不到一只船。
A ship came in sight from the horizon．天际出现了一条船。
Peace is now in sight．现在和平有望。
With success in sight they all felt jubilant．成功在望，他们都欢天喜地。
in sight of
We were in sight of land．我们已看见陆地了。
You'll soon be in sight of Tian An Men．你就要看见天安门了。
on sight
He shot the enemy officer at sight．他一看见那个敌军官就把他击毙了。
sigh for
He is sighing for home and friends．他在思念家人和朋友。
Old men quite often sighed for the happy days of their youth．老年人往往思慕他们青年时代的愉快岁月。
sign away
He signed away his share of the house to his daughter．他签字把他那份房产让与女儿。
He later regretted that he signed away his right to his mother's estate．他后悔他签字放弃了继承他母亲遗产的权利。
sign on
He signed on yesterday and will start work on Monday．他昨天签订了合同，星期一就要上班。
He signed on for another six years．他签约再工作6年。
2．begin a radio programme for the day电台开始广播
The BBC signs on at six o'clock every morning．BBC广播每天早上6点开始广播。
3．register as unemployed at an office of the Department of Health and Social Security in Britain 在英国就业部地方办事处办理失业登记
When the steel works closed， a thousand men had to sign on ．当钢铁厂关闭时，1000名工人只得去办理失业登记手续。
signed, sealed, and delivered
Idiom(s): signed, sealed, and deliveredTheme: LEGAL
formally and officially signed; [for a formal document to be] executed. (Fixed order.)
• Here is the deed to the property—signed, sealed, and delivered.
• I cant begin work on this project until I have the contract signed, sealed, and delivered.
sign one's own death warrant
Idiom(s): sign one's own death warrantTheme: RUIN
to (figuratively) sign a paper that calls for one's death.
• I wouldn't ever gamble a large sum of money. That would be signing my own death warrant.
• The killer signed his own death warrant when he walked into the police station and gave himself up.
sign on the dotted line
Idiom(s): sign on the dotted lineTheme: LEGAL
to place one's signature on a contract or other important paper.
• This agreement isn't properly concluded until we both sign on the dotted line.
• Here are the papers for the purchase of your car. As soon as you sign on the dotted line, that beautiful, shiny automobile will be all yours!
show signs of
Idiom(s): show signs of sthTheme: SIGNIFY
to show hints or indications of something.
• I let the horse run at full speed until it began to show signs of tiring.
• Sally is showing signs of going to sleep.
set one's sights on
Idiom(s): set one's sights on sthTheme: DETERMINATION
to select something as one's goal.
• I set my sights on a master's degree from the state university.
• Don’t set your sights on something you cannot possibly do.
see the sights
Idiom(s): see the sightsTheme: VISITING
to see the important things in a place; to see what tourists usually see.
• We plan to visit Paris and see the sights.
• Everyone left the hotel early in the morning to see the sights.
resign oneself to
Idiom(s): resign oneself to sthTheme: ACCEPTANCE
to accept something reluctantly.
• I finally resigned myself to going to Mexico even though I didn't want to.
• Mary resigned herself to her fate.
raise one's sights
Idiom(s): raise one's sightsTheme: ASPIRATION
to set higher goals for oneself.
• When you're young, you tend to raise your sights too high.
• On the other hand, some people need to raise their sights.
lower one's sights
Idiom(s): lower one's sightsTheme: GOALS
to set one's goals lower.
• Even though you get frustrated, don't lower your sights.
• I shouldn't lower my sights. If I work hard, I can do what I want.
know sb by sight
Idiom(s): know sb by sightTheme: IDENTIFICATION
to know the name and recognize the face of someone.
• I've never met the man, but I know him by sight.
• BOB: Have you ever met Mary? JANE: No, but I know her by sight.
give sb the high sign
Idiom(s): give sb the high signTheme: SIGNIFY
to give someone a prearranged signal.
• As the robber walked past me, I gave the police officer a high sign. Then the officer arrested the robber.
• Things got started when I gave the conductor the high sign.
get the high sign
Idiom(s): get the high signTheme: SIGNIFY
to receive a prearranged signal. (Often refers to a hand signal or some other visual signal.)
• When I got the high sign, I pulled cautiously out into the roadway.
• The train's engineer got the high sign and began to move the train out of the station.
can't stand the sight of
Idiom(s): can't stand (the sight of) someone or something AND can't stomach someone or somethingTheme: DISGUST
[to be] unable to tolerate someone or something; to dislike someone or something extremely. (Also with cannot.)
• I can't stand the sight of cooked carrots.
• Mr. Jones can't stand the sight of blood.
• None of us can stand this place.
• Nobody can stand Tom when he smokes a cigar.
• I can't stomach your foul language.
• I just cannot stomach Mr. Smith.
buy sth sight unseen
Idiom(s): buy sth sight unseenTheme: COMMERCE
to buy something without seeing it first.
• I bought this land sight unseen. I didn't know it was so rocky.
• It isn't usually safe to buy something sight unseen.
Out of sight, out of mind.
We tend to forget people who are absent.Hindsight is twenty-twenty
After something has gone wrong, it is easy to look back and make criticisms.In your sights
If you have someone or something in your sights, they are your target to beat.Lower your sights
If you lower your sights, you accept something that is less than you were hoping for.English Vocalbulary
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