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

high sign n. colloquial any of various gestures or signals (sometimes surreptitious) made with the hand held up, esp. one indicating that all is well or that the coast is clear.

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society > communication > indication > gesturing or gesture > [noun] > a gesture > surreptitious

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1888 Railroad Brakeman's Jrnl. July 312/1 Nesbit and old ‘Walkabout’, are registering their names and giving the high sign right enough, and both of them wear shoes now.

1896 Brotherhood Locomotive Firemen's Mag. Oct. 304/1 I proudly give the ‘high sign’, feeling certain that no competing or opposition line can offer the safety, comfort and protection afforded by yours.

1903 R. L. McCardell Conversat. Chorus Girl 111 When who should peek-a-boo in but my friend!.. I gave him the high sign, but he passed me up.

1946 P. G. Wodehouse Joy in Morning xxv. 229 As soon as he is in a melting mood, you give me the high sign, and I carry on from there.

1962 L. Deighton Ipcress File xii. 72 He gave us the high sign with thumb touching forefinger.

2000 Oxf. Amer. May 117/1 Joel, from his director's chair, flashes me the high sign.

单词	high sign
释义	> as lemmas high sign high sign n. colloquial any of various gestures or signals (sometimes surreptitious) made with the hand held up, esp. one indicating that all is well or that the coast is clear. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > gesturing or gesture > [noun] > a gesture > surreptitious inkling1598 high sign1888 1888 Railroad Brakeman's Jrnl. July 312/1 Nesbit and old ‘Walkabout’, are registering their names and giving the high sign right enough, and both of them wear shoes now. 1896 Brotherhood Locomotive Firemen's Mag. Oct. 304/1 I proudly give the ‘high sign’, feeling certain that no competing or opposition line can offer the safety, comfort and protection afforded by yours. 1903 R. L. McCardell Conversat. Chorus Girl 111 When who should peek-a-boo in but my friend!.. I gave him the high sign, but he passed me up. 1946 P. G. Wodehouse Joy in Morning xxv. 229 As soon as he is in a melting mood, you give me the high sign, and I carry on from there. 1962 L. Deighton Ipcress File xii. 72 He gave us the high sign with thumb touching forefinger. 2000 Oxf. Amer. May 117/1 Joel, from his director's chair, flashes me the high sign. extracted from highadj.n.² < as lemmas
随便看	to cut the crap to cut the gold to cut the grass from under a person's feet to cut the grass under a person's feet to cut the ground from under one to cut the ground from under one's feet to cut the hair to cut the inside or outside edge to cut the melon to cut the mustard to cut the painter to cut the ribbon to cut the rug to cut the score to cut the throat of to cut the throttle to cut the umbilical cord to cut things fine to cut to a thread to cut to a thread between to cut to pieces to cut to ribbons to cut to the chase to cut to the heart to cut to waste

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