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单词 to sign for
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to sign for ——
to sign for ——
intransitive. To acknowledge receipt of something by writing one's signature, initials, etc.; to authorize or accept something in this way.
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the mind > possession > acquisition > receiving > receive [verb (transitive)] > acknowledge receipt of
to sign for ——1681
to sign out1927
1681 A. Branfill Let. 23 May in R. Law Eng. in W. Afr. (1997) I. 308 I signed for fine sletias but find 15 corse and the other 30 to be a kind of dowlas and not fine sletias.
1698 D. Jones Compl. Hist. Europe 1676–97 595 The Count had only commanded in the Cohorne,..and so could not sign for the Surrender of the other part.
?1751 W. Beawes Lex Mercatoria Rediviva 295 Each Insurer shall partake of the Profit or Loss, in Proportion to the Sum he has signed for.
1818 Lady Morgan in Passages from Autobiogr. (1859) 27 Having signed and sealed for the future ‘Italy’ [i.e. a book], he will not let me allude to it now.
1879 O. W. Holmes Archbishop & Gil Blas 24 That is why my hand looks shaky when I sign for dividends.
1923 R. D. Paine Comrades Rolling Ocean xiii. 223 We signed for the round trip in the Liberty Chimes.
1938 L. Bemelmans Life Class ii. iv. 160 I won't pay for anything that isn't properly ordered... I pay only for things I sign for.
1977 P. D. James Death of Expert Witness ii. 100 We let them borrow the key and they sign for it in a book in the office.
2006 A. Berenson Faithful Spy 174 A FedEx delivery truck rolled up, so he could sign for a package.
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