英语词汇“to sign off”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. intransitive. U.S. To terminate a debt agreement, esp. by accepting a reduced payment offered by the debtor. Now rare.

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1818 Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. May 49/1 By a judicious application of his funds, he can easily produce a host of nominal creditors who will sign off, and entitle him to a complete release.

1848 T. S. Arthur Debtor & Creditor x. 132 He had the cool impudence to try to get me to sign off; but his efforts proved a failure.

1894 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 11 Mar. 8/1 All three attaching creditors have signed off voluntarily and agreed to withdraw their attachment case against the bank.

1913 Proc. Joint Comm. Judiciary Senate & Assembly (N.Y.) 292 Q. Is there any creditors?.. A. There are some, yes, sir; a great many signed off.

1923 E. Lefevre Reminisc. Stock Operator xiv. 179 Even if they had been disposed to follow the example set by my largest creditors I don't suppose the court would have let them sign off.

2. intransitive. U.S. To withdraw from membership of a religious body. Also with from, to. Now historical.

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1824 A. Rogers Mem. v. 37 Many..now signed off from the Presbyterians,..and paid their taxes to the Episcopal church.

1838 R. W. Emerson Addr. Divinity Coll. 24 In the country,—neighbourhoods, half parishes are signing off,—to use the local term.

1878 H. B. Stowe Poganuc People i. 12 I'm glad father signed off to the 'Piscopalians.

1920 S. A. Bull Hist. Town Carlisle, Mass. xvii. 196 Twenty in number ‘signed off’, as it was called, to the Trinitarian Society in Concord.

2001 E. Gitter Imprisoned Guest ix. 193 Some members ‘signed off’ to join Baptist and Methodist churches in nearby towns.

3. intransitive. To record one's departure from work, esp. by writing a name or signature on a register; (more generally) to stop or leave work. Also in extended use.

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society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > work at specific times or periods [verb (intransitive)] > record arrival or departure

to sign on1862

to sign off1878

to punch the clock1890

to book off1891

to sign out1903

to clock off1904

to clock on1909

to punch out1913

to clock in1914

to clock out1914

to check in or out1952

1878 New Monthly Mag. Aug. 218 At one minute past four Mr. Richard Downing accordingly ‘signed off’ on the pages of the Attendance-book.

1937 Speculum Apr. 268 Tired copyists expressed their relief at signing off from their labors.

1954 M. Procter Hell is City i. v. 30 What time did you sign off?

1979 Irish Times 28 Sept. 3/1 A decision will be made later as to whether this progressive three-year-old will sign off for the season in the St Simon Stakes or the Champion Stakes.

1995 N. Whittaker Platform Souls (1996) xxxi. 235 The driver and his fireman signed off and walked to the railway hostel for a bath and a meal.

a. intransitive. U.S. At Harvard University: to notify the university that one will be absent for a period of time due to illness. Also transitive (in passive). Now rare.

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1898 Harvard Monthly May 99 The office know you're an unhealthy sort of a cuss, so they'll give you leave... I couldn't very well sign off, directly after being put on probation, you know.

1901 Harvard Illustr. Mag. Apr. 180 I was at home, sick, don't you remember? I was signed off for a month.

1904 Harvard Lampoon 20 Oct. 12 This is the Of-fice. You come here to Sign Off. That man..has just Signed Off for the Ton-sil-i-tis.

b. transitive. Chiefly British. Of a doctor: to certify (a person) as unfit to work or engage in some other activity (for a period of time). Frequently in passive.

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1979 ‘C. Douglas’ Bleeders come First 42 Signed him off for a few days and sentenced him to a buttockful of penicillin, to be injected forthwith.

1989 P. J. Tyrer Classif. of Neurosis v. 69 She lost all confidence in her ability to work and one week later was unable to go out of the house and was signed off sick from work.

1999 Independent 3 Nov. i. 5/8 [She] spent three weeks in her £28.000-a-year post as training manager before being signed off by her doctor.

2010 L. Manley Stab Proof Scarecrows 272 My GP signed me off for a week again.

5. intransitive.

a. Originally: to end a broadcast; to announce the end of a broadcast. Later: to end a conversation, letter, etc., by uttering a concluding word or phrase.

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society > communication > broadcasting > [verb (intransitive)] > cease broadcasting

to sign off1910

1910 Hearings Comm. Naval Affairs 126 Long calls for stations to be avoided, senders will call three or four times, ‘sign off,’ and ‘listen in’ for response.

1922 Wireless Age Nov. 83/1 (advt.) When the station signed off I found out it was Station KNT at Aberdeen, Washington.

1965 ‘J. le Carré’ Looking-glass War xxiii. 241 ‘The transmission's stopped.’.. ‘Did he sign off?’

2002 Prospect Aug. 62/1 Keep your eyes glued to that set, until the station signs off.

2007 A. Theroux Laura Warholic xxv. 361 The word Norwich was popularly used by British soldiers..to sign off when writing letters.

b. To stop doing something; to end one's participation in something; (in quot. 1976 spec.) to cease registering as unemployed.

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the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease activity [verb (intransitive)]

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studegieOE

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letc1200

stuttea1225

leavec1225

astint1250

doc1300

finec1300

blina1325

cease1330

stable1377

resta1382

ho1390

to say or cry ho1390

resta1398

astartc1400

discontinuec1425

surcease1428

to let offc1450

resista1475

finish1490

to lay a straw?a1505

to give over1526

succease1551

to put (also pack) up one's pipes1556

end1557

to stay (one's own or another's) hand1560

stick1574

stay1576

to draw bridle1577

to draw rein1577

to set down one's rest1589

overgive1592

absist1614

subsista1639

beholdc1650

unbridle1653

to knock offa1657

acquiesce1659

to set (up) one's rest1663

sista1676

stop1689

to draw rein1725

subside1734

remit1765

to let up1787

to wind (up) one's pirna1835

to cry crack1888

to shut off1896

to pack in1906

to close down1921

to pack up1925

to sign off1929

1929 P. G. Wodehouse Mr. Mulliner Speaking vi. 206 If you're trying to propose to me, sign off. There is nothing doing.

1940 Thrilling Wonder Stories Mar. 117/1 Venus Expedition Number One signs off for good in this issue, and we bid farewell to that gallant band of explorers.

1976 Milton Keynes Express 30 July 13/1 In a statement Hawkins said he did not sign off because the Works job was only temporary and he was afraid he would not be able to sign on again.

2005 N. Jans Grizzly Maze (2006) 155 Uneasy from the start with this journalistic errand, I'm ready to sign off for good.

c. To withdraw one's attention; to fail to pay attention. Now rare.

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the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > ignoring, disregard > ignore, disregard [verb (transitive)] > refuse to hear

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sitc1300

to tune out1928

to sign off1957

1957 F. Hoyle Black Cloud xi. 210 If the politicians started..arguing..the Cloud would sign off altogether. It's not going to waste its time talking to gibbering idiots.

1974 R. M. Pirsig Zen & Art of Motorcycle Maintenance i. 23 John signs off every time the subject of cycle repair comes up.

6. intransitive. Originally U.S. to sign off on: to assent or give one's approval to, by or as if by signing an agreement.

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the mind > language > statement > assent > [verb (transitive)] > to statement, opinion, or proposal

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condescend1548

to sign off on1930

1930 N.Y. Times 29 Nov. 15/3 Princeton has signed off on graduate coaching for baseball.

1973 New Yorker 19 May 90/2 The military bureaucracy, most notably the Joint Chiefs of Staff, would have to ‘sign off’ on (Washington jargon for ‘approve’) the American proposal.

1999 Wallpaper Nov. 235/2 At that stage there were still 50,000 hoops I'd have to jump through before they'd sign off on it.

2001 High Country News 12 Feb. 6/1 The federal government signed off on the construction of a 14-mile highway along Utah's Wasatch Front in early January.

7. intransitive. Bridge. To make a bid that is a signal to one's partner to pass. Cf. sign-off n. 3.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > play bridge [verb (intransitive)] > actions or tactics > bid > types of bid

overbid1887

double1894

redouble1894

to go back1900

pre-empt1913

rebid1914

S.O.S.1926

overcall1927

cue-bid1932

psych1932

to sign off1932

reverse1939

sacrifice1952

to pass out1959

stop1959

underbid1974

under-call-

1932 Chicago Tribune 29 May e8/7 One no trump. This shows a balanced hand and signals sign off to the partner.

1948 Times 2 Sept. 2/7 Reluctance to sign off with no additional values has led to many players getting out of their depth.

1962 Listener 1 Mar. 394/3 He bid 5 N.T., which by convention asked his partner to bid Six Diamonds if he held the King of the agreed suit, hearts, and otherwise to sign off in Six Hearts.

2003 B. Seagram & D. Bird 25 More Bridge Convent. you should Know v. 38 Holding 8 HCP, you are too good to sign off but not quite strong enough to insist on game.

8. intransitive. Computing. To terminate one's session on a computer system, website, etc. Also transitive (in passive). Cf. to log off at log v.¹ 5d, to sign on 4 at Phrasal verbs 2.

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society > computing and information technology > network > [verb (transitive)] > connect > disconnect

to log off or out1963

to sign off1999

1971 O. M. Kromhout et al. in R. Blum Computers in Undergraduate Sci. Educ. Conf. Proc. 1970 329 At the end of each lesson the computer gave the text reading assignment for the next lesson, after which the student signed off or went on to the next lesson as he preferred.

1983 Pop. Sci. Sept. 126/2 I had a question about my savings account, so I jumped to the ‘electronic mail’ section and typed out my question... Then I signed off.

1999 Investor's Business Daily (Nexis) 16 Mar. a1 If the yes button on the screen isn't clicked right away, customers are signed off.

2010 T. Wells Mackenzie Blue 108 Zee signed off and slid the computer to Ally.

单词	to sign off
释义	> as lemmas to sign off to sign off 1. intransitive. U.S. To terminate a debt agreement, esp. by accepting a reduced payment offered by the debtor. Now rare. ΚΠ 1818 Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. May 49/1 By a judicious application of his funds, he can easily produce a host of nominal creditors who will sign off, and entitle him to a complete release. 1848 T. S. Arthur Debtor & Creditor x. 132 He had the cool impudence to try to get me to sign off; but his efforts proved a failure. 1894 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 11 Mar. 8/1 All three attaching creditors have signed off voluntarily and agreed to withdraw their attachment case against the bank. 1913 Proc. Joint Comm. Judiciary Senate & Assembly (N.Y.) 292 Q. Is there any creditors?.. A. There are some, yes, sir; a great many signed off. 1923 E. Lefevre Reminisc. Stock Operator xiv. 179 Even if they had been disposed to follow the example set by my largest creditors I don't suppose the court would have let them sign off. 2. intransitive. U.S. To withdraw from membership of a religious body. Also with from, to. Now historical. ΚΠ 1824 A. Rogers Mem. v. 37 Many..now signed off from the Presbyterians,..and paid their taxes to the Episcopal church. 1838 R. W. Emerson Addr. Divinity Coll. 24 In the country,—neighbourhoods, half parishes are signing off,—to use the local term. 1878 H. B. Stowe Poganuc People i. 12 I'm glad father signed off to the 'Piscopalians. 1920 S. A. Bull Hist. Town Carlisle, Mass. xvii. 196 Twenty in number ‘signed off’, as it was called, to the Trinitarian Society in Concord. 2001 E. Gitter Imprisoned Guest ix. 193 Some members ‘signed off’ to join Baptist and Methodist churches in nearby towns. 3. intransitive. To record one's departure from work, esp. by writing a name or signature on a register; (more generally) to stop or leave work. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > work at specific times or periods [verb (intransitive)] > record arrival or departure to sign on1862 to sign off1878 to punch the clock1890 to book off1891 to sign out1903 to clock off1904 to clock on1909 to punch out1913 to clock in1914 to clock out1914 to check in or out1952 1878 New Monthly Mag. Aug. 218 At one minute past four Mr. Richard Downing accordingly ‘signed off’ on the pages of the Attendance-book. 1937 Speculum Apr. 268 Tired copyists expressed their relief at signing off from their labors. 1954 M. Procter Hell is City i. v. 30 What time did you sign off? 1979 Irish Times 28 Sept. 3/1 A decision will be made later as to whether this progressive three-year-old will sign off for the season in the St Simon Stakes or the Champion Stakes. 1995 N. Whittaker Platform Souls (1996) xxxi. 235 The driver and his fireman signed off and walked to the railway hostel for a bath and a meal. 4. a. intransitive. U.S. At Harvard University: to notify the university that one will be absent for a period of time due to illness. Also transitive (in passive). Now rare. ΚΠ 1898 Harvard Monthly May 99 The office know you're an unhealthy sort of a cuss, so they'll give you leave... I couldn't very well sign off, directly after being put on probation, you know. 1901 Harvard Illustr. Mag. Apr. 180 I was at home, sick, don't you remember? I was signed off for a month. 1904 Harvard Lampoon 20 Oct. 12 This is the Of-fice. You come here to Sign Off. That man..has just Signed Off for the Ton-sil-i-tis. b. transitive. Chiefly British. Of a doctor: to certify (a person) as unfit to work or engage in some other activity (for a period of time). Frequently in passive. ΚΠ 1979 ‘C. Douglas’ Bleeders come First 42 Signed him off for a few days and sentenced him to a buttockful of penicillin, to be injected forthwith. 1989 P. J. Tyrer Classif. of Neurosis v. 69 She lost all confidence in her ability to work and one week later was unable to go out of the house and was signed off sick from work. 1999 Independent 3 Nov. i. 5/8 [She] spent three weeks in her £28.000-a-year post as training manager before being signed off by her doctor. 2010 L. Manley Stab Proof Scarecrows 272 My GP signed me off for a week again. 5. intransitive. a. Originally: to end a broadcast; to announce the end of a broadcast. Later: to end a conversation, letter, etc., by uttering a concluding word or phrase. ΘΚΠ society > communication > broadcasting > [verb (intransitive)] > cease broadcasting to sign off1910 1910 Hearings Comm. Naval Affairs 126 Long calls for stations to be avoided, senders will call three or four times, ‘sign off,’ and ‘listen in’ for response. 1922 Wireless Age Nov. 83/1 (advt.) When the station signed off I found out it was Station KNT at Aberdeen, Washington. 1965 ‘J. le Carré’ Looking-glass War xxiii. 241 ‘The transmission's stopped.’.. ‘Did he sign off?’ 2002 Prospect Aug. 62/1 Keep your eyes glued to that set, until the station signs off. 2007 A. Theroux Laura Warholic xxv. 361 The word Norwich was popularly used by British soldiers..to sign off when writing letters. b. To stop doing something; to end one's participation in something; (in quot. 1976 spec.) to cease registering as unemployed. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease activity [verb (intransitive)] i-swikec893 swikec897 atwindc1000 linOE studegieOE stintc1175 letc1200 stuttea1225 leavec1225 astint1250 doc1300 finec1300 blina1325 cease1330 stable1377 resta1382 ho1390 to say or cry ho1390 resta1398 astartc1400 discontinuec1425 surcease1428 to let offc1450 resista1475 finish1490 to lay a straw?a1505 to give over1526 succease1551 to put (also pack) up one's pipes1556 end1557 to stay (one's own or another's) hand1560 stick1574 stay1576 to draw bridle1577 to draw rein1577 to set down one's rest1589 overgive1592 absist1614 subsista1639 beholdc1650 unbridle1653 to knock offa1657 acquiesce1659 to set (up) one's rest1663 sista1676 stop1689 to draw rein1725 subside1734 remit1765 to let up1787 to wind (up) one's pirna1835 to cry crack1888 to shut off1896 to pack in1906 to close down1921 to pack up1925 to sign off1929 1929 P. G. Wodehouse Mr. Mulliner Speaking vi. 206 If you're trying to propose to me, sign off. There is nothing doing. 1940 Thrilling Wonder Stories Mar. 117/1 Venus Expedition Number One signs off for good in this issue, and we bid farewell to that gallant band of explorers. 1976 Milton Keynes Express 30 July 13/1 In a statement Hawkins said he did not sign off because the Works job was only temporary and he was afraid he would not be able to sign on again. 2005 N. Jans Grizzly Maze (2006) 155 Uneasy from the start with this journalistic errand, I'm ready to sign off for good. c. To withdraw one's attention; to fail to pay attention. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > ignoring, disregard > ignore, disregard [verb (transitive)] > refuse to hear unheara1300 sitc1300 to tune out1928 to sign off1957 1957 F. Hoyle Black Cloud xi. 210 If the politicians started..arguing..the Cloud would sign off altogether. It's not going to waste its time talking to gibbering idiots. 1974 R. M. Pirsig Zen & Art of Motorcycle Maintenance i. 23 John signs off every time the subject of cycle repair comes up. 6. intransitive. Originally U.S. to sign off on: to assent or give one's approval to, by or as if by signing an agreement. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assent > [verb (transitive)] > to statement, opinion, or proposal assentc1380 condescend1548 to sign off on1930 1930 N.Y. Times 29 Nov. 15/3 Princeton has signed off on graduate coaching for baseball. 1973 New Yorker 19 May 90/2 The military bureaucracy, most notably the Joint Chiefs of Staff, would have to ‘sign off’ on (Washington jargon for ‘approve’) the American proposal. 1999 Wallpaper Nov. 235/2 At that stage there were still 50,000 hoops I'd have to jump through before they'd sign off on it. 2001 High Country News 12 Feb. 6/1 The federal government signed off on the construction of a 14-mile highway along Utah's Wasatch Front in early January. 7. intransitive. Bridge. To make a bid that is a signal to one's partner to pass. Cf. sign-off n. 3. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > play bridge [verb (intransitive)] > actions or tactics > bid > types of bid overbid1887 double1894 redouble1894 to go back1900 pre-empt1913 rebid1914 S.O.S.1926 overcall1927 cue-bid1932 psych1932 to sign off1932 reverse1939 sacrifice1952 to pass out1959 stop1959 underbid1974 under-call- 1932 Chicago Tribune 29 May e8/7 One no trump. This shows a balanced hand and signals sign off to the partner. 1948 Times 2 Sept. 2/7 Reluctance to sign off with no additional values has led to many players getting out of their depth. 1962 Listener 1 Mar. 394/3 He bid 5 N.T., which by convention asked his partner to bid Six Diamonds if he held the King of the agreed suit, hearts, and otherwise to sign off in Six Hearts. 2003 B. Seagram & D. Bird 25 More Bridge Convent. you should Know v. 38 Holding 8 HCP, you are too good to sign off but not quite strong enough to insist on game. 8. intransitive. Computing. To terminate one's session on a computer system, website, etc. Also transitive (in passive). Cf. to log off at log v.¹ 5d, to sign on 4 at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > network > [verb (transitive)] > connect > disconnect to log off or out1963 to sign off1999 1971 O. M. Kromhout et al. in R. Blum Computers in Undergraduate Sci. Educ. Conf. Proc. 1970 329 At the end of each lesson the computer gave the text reading assignment for the next lesson, after which the student signed off or went on to the next lesson as he preferred. 1983 Pop. Sci. Sept. 126/2 I had a question about my savings account, so I jumped to the ‘electronic mail’ section and typed out my question... Then I signed off. 1999 Investor's Business Daily (Nexis) 16 Mar. a1 If the yes button on the screen isn't clicked right away, customers are signed off. 2010 T. Wells Mackenzie Blue 108 Zee signed off and slid the computer to Ally. extracted from signv.¹ < as lemmas
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