signpost
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sign·post1 /ˈsaɪnpəʊst $ -poʊst/ noun [countable] 1 TTR especially British English a sign at the side of a road showing directions and distances 路标 SYN American English sign I’m sure that signpost is pointing the wrong way. 我敢肯定那块路标指错了方向。 Just follow the signposts to the city centre. 就按路标所指的方向去市中心。2 something that helps you understand how something is organized, where to go, or what will follow – used especially in news reports 线索，迹象，征兆〔尤用于新闻报道〕 As yet, there are few signposts pointing to success. 到目前为止，几乎未见成功的迹象。
Examples from the Corpus
signpost• Malcolm's car hit a signpost before crashing into a tree.• Each of these weeks has its own theme, rather like a signpost leading to the next part of the route.• But Finch smiles easily as she banks the plane and finds a steeple that has become her aerial signpost.• Clear signposts at the beginning of each section will help the audience follow your ideas.• The book highlights the lack of good signposts to help guide grieving individuals.• Then, the better we get to know some one, the more these symbolic signposts recede in importance.• Heading straight for the signpost, he caught himself, then took a cautious step on to the curb.• This raises doubts about some of the signposts the Fed used to rely on.• I saw the signpost pointing along the road like a warning finger.• He fished single maggot on the bomb opposite the Ouse-Ure signpost.signposts pointing• Symptoms were regarded as mere signposts pointing at the real target.signpost2 verb [transitive] British English 1 be well/clearly/badly signposted TTRto be clearly or unclearly shown by signposts 路标指示清楚/不清楚 The village isn’t very well signposted. 这个村子在路标上指示得不是很清楚。2 CLEAR/EASY TO UNDERSTANDto show something clearly so that everyone will notice and understand it – used especially in news reports 清楚地表明〔尤用于新闻报道〕 They have signposted their conclusions in the report. 他们已在报告中清楚地表明了自己的结论。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
signpost• The three examination boards have been extremely thorough in their signposting of key skills.• No one pretends that ageing has no ill-effects: the argument is that birthdays do not signpost them.• Mr Dawson also criticised the lack of directions and signposting to help those who wanted to visit the new sites.sign·post1 nounsignpost2 verbChineseSyllable
the at of Corpus a a side sign
signpost
sign‧post1 /ˈsaɪnpəʊst $ -poʊst/ 
noun [countable]
1. especially British English a sign at the side of a road showing directions and distances
SYN sign American English:
I’m sure that signpost is pointing the wrong way.
Just follow the signposts to the city centre.
2. something that helps you understand how something is organized, where to go, or what will follow – used especially in news reports:
As yet, there are few signposts pointing to success.
signpost2 verb [transitive] British English
1. be well/clearly/badly signposted to be clearly or unclearly shown by signposts:
The village isn’t very well signposted.
2. to show something clearly so that everyone will notice and understand it – used especially in news reports:
They have signposted their conclusions in the report.
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noun [countable]1. especially British English a sign at the side of a road showing directions and distances
SYN sign American English:
2. something that helps you understand how something is organized, where to go, or what will follow – used especially in news reports:
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verb [transitive] British English1. be well/clearly/badly signposted to be clearly or unclearly shown by signposts:
2. to show something clearly so that everyone will notice and understand it – used especially in news reports:
