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

• Signposts are a guide to drivers.
  路标是司机的向导。
• Judicious use of white space and legible fonts is important so that these signposts remain clearly evident and distinct.
  明智地使用空白的空间和易读的字体很重要，这样将使标志保持清晰独特。
• 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。
• Breakaway highway signposts. The sign shows the road to London.
  一碰就破的公路路标。这路标指明去伦敦的路。
• 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。
• These events were all signposts pointing toward change.
  这些事件都是将要进行变革的征兆。
• Figurative 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。
• 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。
• Solid text with no signposts is off-putting and difficult to digest.
  过分严整没有标记的文章令人不愉快，并且很难消化。
• We should consider them to be good advice, and treat them as signposts showing the way to happiness within.
  我们应该把它们当作金玉良言，并看作是通往内心幸福之路的路标。