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signal

'signlnoun, adjective

A21,421st most heard wordIn 64 of 2278 videos (3%)heard 151 timeslast on Oct 16, 2026

  1. n. any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
  2. n. any incitement to action
  3. n. an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes

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  1. 8:38Other people believe that Stonehenge was built by aliens and that aliens came down from another planet and that this is some kind of signal area for for their alien spacecraft, so they could land their spacecraft here.其他人则认为巨石阵是外星人建造的,他们从另一个星球降临,这里是某种外星飞船的信号区,以便他们能在这里降落飞船。Learn Real-Life British English - At Stonehenge! | English Comprehensible Input B2
  2. 5:55If one of your videos gets two hundred views versus your average of a hundred views, there's some sort of signal there that you can start to follow, and there's no risk in continuing to post.如果你的某个视频获得了两百次观看,而你平时的平均观看量是一百次,这就释放了一个你可以开始跟进的信号,而且继续发布没有任何风险。11 Marketing Rules Every YouTuber Needs to Know
  3. 8:37That one signals that the small talk is winding down and something more intentional is coming.这标志着闲聊即将结束,更有目的性的谈话要开始了。What Do I Say After "How Are You?" 🤔 | Everyday English Conversation (A1–A2)
  4. 0:48Ultimately, colors are created by our brains based on electrical signals that come from the backs of our eyeballs.归根结底,颜色是由我们的大脑根据来自眼球后部的电信号产生的。Why the Perfect Red Is Impossible to Make
  5. 16:28He is signalling that he doesn't think Aboriginals are heathens at all.他是在暗示他根本不认为原住民是异教徒。BOX SET: 6 Minute English - 'Language 4' English mega-class! 30 minutes of new vocab!

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Forms you'll hear
signalssignalling
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signal to16×signal that11×of signal6×phone signal6×signal be5×

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