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单词 signpost
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signpost

noun
/ˈsaɪnpəʊst/
/ˈsaɪnpəʊst/
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    a sign at the side of a road giving information about the direction and distance of places
    • Follow the signposts to the superstore.
    • (figurative) The chapter headings are useful signposts to the content of the book.
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    • bypass
    • carriageway
    • diversion
    • hard shoulder
    • lane
    • lay-by
    • motorway
    • road
    • roundabout
    • signpost
    Extra Examples
    • The signpost said ‘Oxford 5 miles’.
    • a signpost to the next village
    Topics Transport by car or lorryb2

signpost

verb
/ˈsaɪnpəʊst/
/ˈsaɪnpəʊst/
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they signpost
/ˈsaɪnpəʊst/
/ˈsaɪnpəʊst/
he / she / it signposts
/ˈsaɪnpəʊsts/
/ˈsaɪnpəʊsts/
past simple signposted
/ˈsaɪnpəʊstɪd/
/ˈsaɪnpəʊstɪd/
past participle signposted
/ˈsaɪnpəʊstɪd/
/ˈsaɪnpəʊstɪd/
-ing form signposting
/ˈsaɪnpəʊstɪŋ/
/ˈsaɪnpəʊstɪŋ/
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  1. [usually passive] signpost something to mark a road, place, etc. with signposts
    • The route is well signposted.
    • The lane is signposted ‘To the beach’.
    Topics Transport by car or lorryb2
  2. signpost something to show clearly the way that an argument, a speech, etc. will develop
    • You need to signpost for the reader the various points you are going to make.
    Topics Opinion and argumentc1
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