signal是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. /v. (发) 信号，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《格兰特船长的女儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- At the same moment Lord Glenarvan gave the signal to start, and away went the mules along the coast, while the DUNCAN steamed out at full speed toward the broad ocean.
-- The signal for departure was given immediately, and they struck into the heart of the valley of Las Lejas, between great masses of chalk crystal.
-- CHAPTER XVI THE NEWS OF THE LOST CAPTAINNEXT day, the 22d of October, at eight o'clock in the morning, Thalcave gave the signal for departure.
-- Glenarvan, however, was not going to imitate Hannibal at Capua, and at ten o'clock next morning gave the signal for starting.
-- He knew it was time to start, and at a push could give the signal as well as his master.
在阿瑟·柯南·道尔的《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The light is a signal to him that food is ready for him, and his light out yonder is to show the spot to which to bring it.'
-- A boulder of granite concealed our approach, and crouching behind it we gazed over it at the signal light.
-- It may have been that Barrymore had some private signal which we had neglected to give, or the fellow may have had some other reason for thinking that all was not well, but I could read his fears upon his wicked face.
在拉迪亚德·吉卜林的《丛林故事》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- At last a day came when he did not see Gray Brother at the signal place, and he laughed and headed the buffaloes for the ravine by the dhk tree, which was all covered with golden-red flowers.
在詹姆斯·费尼莫尔·库柏的《最后的摩根战士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It might be of signal advantage to one, ignorant as I, to hear the opinions and experience of a master in the art.'
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- For by a Portuguese Catholic priest, this very idea of Jonah's going to Nineveh via the Cape of Good Hope was advanced as a signal magnification of the general miracle.
-- And though the other boats, unharmed, still hovered hard by; still they dared not pull into the eddy to strike, lest that should be the signal for the instant destruction of the jeopardized castaways, Ahab and all; nor in that case could they themselves hope to escape.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- This seemed to be some watchword or signal that all was right; for the light of a feeble candle gleamed on the wall at the remote end of the passage; and a man's face peeped out, from where a balustrade of the old kitchen staircase had been broken away.
-- The girl said nothing more; but, tearing her hair and dress in a transport of passion, made such a rush at the Jew as would probably have left signal marks of her revenge upon him, had not her wrists been seized by Sikes at the right moment; upon which, she made a few ineffectual struggles, and fainted.
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Chapter 32 lizabeth was sitting by herself the next morning, and Ewriting to Jane while Mrs. Collins and Maria were gone on business into the village, when she was startled by a ring at the door, the certain signal of a visitor.
在丹尼尔·笛福的《鲁滨逊漂流记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- While this was doing the master, seeing some light colliers, who, not able to ride out the storm were obliged to slip and run away to sea, and would come near us, ordered to fire a gun as a signal of distress.
-- With all the sail I could make, I found I should not be able to come in their way, but that they would be gone by before I could make any signal to them: but after I had crowded to the utmost, and began to despair, they, it seems, saw by the help of their glasses that it was some European boat, which they supposed must belong to some ship that was lost; so they shortened sail to let me come up.
-- I was encouraged with this, and as I had my patron's ancient on board, I made a waft of it to them, for a signal of distress, and fired a gun, both which they saw; for they told me they saw the smoke, though they did not hear the gun.
-- I gave them provisions of bread and of dried grapes, sufficient for themselves for many days, and suffi-cient for all the Spaniards - for about eight days' time; and wishing them a good voyage, I saw them go, agreeing with them about a signal they should hang out at their return, by which I should know them again when they came back, at a distance, before they came on shore.
-- CHAPTER XVIII - THE SHIP RECOVEREDWHILE we were thus preparing our designs, and had first, by main strength, heaved the boat upon the beach, so high that the tide would not float her off at high-water mark, and besides, had broke a hole in her bottom too big to be quick-ly stopped, and were set down musing what we should do, we heard the ship fire a gun, and make a waft with her -ensign as a signal for the boat to come on board - but no boat stirred; and they fired several times, making other signals for the boat.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- A green conductor jumped up behind and rang the bell twice as a signal to start.
在马克·吐温的《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Then we hung up our signal lantern, and judged that we was free and safe once more.
-- When we was three-quarters of a mile below we hoisted up our signal lantern; and about ten o'clock it come on to rain and blow and thunder and lighten like ev-ery- thing; so the king told us to both stay on watch till the weather got better; then him and the duke crawled into the wigwam and turned in for the night.
在卡洛·科洛迪的《木偶奇遇记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Pinocchio answered with another blow, and that was the signal for the beginning of the fray.
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