学个词Learn a Word 第1349期 signal

　　今天我们要学的词是signal。 Signal, 作为动词，意思是显示。 "The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the first time fell to the lowest level in nearly six months, signaling a slight improvement in the job market," 首次申请失业救济的美国人降到六个月来的最低水平，显示就业市场有些许好转。可是， "New economic indicators¹ signal weak growth in the U.S. domestic market," 新的经济数据显示美国国内市场增长疲软。 "Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled that he might take more unconventional measures if the U.S. economy continues to deteriorate," 美联储主席伯南克表示，如果美国经济进一步恶化，他可能采取非常规手段。好的，今天我们学习的词是signal...

1 indicators   

（仪器上显示温度、压力、耗油量等的）指针( indicator的名词复数 )； 指示物； （车辆上的）转弯指示灯； 指示信号

参考例句：

• The economic indicators are better than expected. 经济指标比预期的好。
• It is still difficult to develop indicators for many concepts used in social science. 为社会科学领域的许多概念确立一个指标仍然很难。