sign on

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Nonstandard spelling of sign-on. alt-of,countable,nonstandard,uncountable
    — After 12:30 p.m., no new sign ons are permitted.
动词 v.
  1. To join something, after signing.
  2. To commit oneself, as to a project, a goal, an organization, a cause.
    — I never signed on for this.
  3. To begin broadcasting a radio or television signal, usually at the beginning of a broadcasting day and after being off the air for several hours.
    — Years ago, the TV station would sign on at 5 a.m., but now it broadcasts 24 hours a day.
  4. To log on; to start using a computer, radio, or other multicast device; to start talking. idiomatic
    — Edward ran a pale hand through his perfect golden-bronze hair, then signed on to 4chan.org, the darkest place on the Internet, where all his vampire compatriots spent their time.
  5. To apply to receive unemployment benefits. UK,intransitive
    — Oh, one thing led to another; you know. I just sort of faffed around — I just did odd jobs; and sometimes in between I signed on.

词形变化

signs on present,singular,third-person signing on participle,present signed on participle,past signed on past sign ons plural
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