sign-out
sign-out — 片語動詞
- sign-outbase form
- sign-outs3rd person singular
- sign-outing-ing form
- sign-outedpast simple
1. to write your name in a register kept near the entrance of a workplace or other
簽退
在機構的簽到簿上簽名記錄離開
to write your name in a register kept near the entrance of a workplace or other institution, recording the time you left the building
Yuki signed out at the front desk before leaving the hospital at six o'clock.
Yuki 六點離開醫院前，在櫃檯簽了退。
sign out at + place
Every worker must sign out of the factory when their shift ends, even on Fridays.
每位工人交班時都必須在工廠簽退，即使是週五也不例外。
sign out of + building type
Fatima forgot to sign out, so the security guard called her name over the speaker.
Fatima 忘了簽退，保全就用廣播叫了她的名字。
The visitors' book sits on the counter, and everyone is expected to sign out before leaving.
訪客登記簿就放在櫃檯上，每個人都應該在離開前簽退。
Diego signed out at half past four and caught the bus home through the rain.
Diego 在四點半簽退，冒著雨搭公車回家。
- sign in
the action of writing your name when you arrive
文法句型
sign out
sign out of [place]
sign out at [reception/desk]
用法筆記
Common in offices, schools, hospitals, and factories that keep a physical sign-in/sign-out book. The opposite action is 'sign in.'
常見錯誤
2. to close your personal account on a website, app, or computer system, ending you
登出
結束網站或應用程式的個人帳號使用
to close your personal account on a website, app, or computer system, ending your current session so that nobody else can access your information
Hassan always signs out of his email before leaving the public library computer.
Hassan 在使用公共圖書館的電腦後，一定會登出自己的電子郵件。
sign out of + account type
If you forget to sign out on a shared device, someone could read your private messages.
如果你在共用裝置上忘記登出，別人就可能看到你的私人訊息。
Mei-Ling signed out of the shopping app after checking her delivery status.
Mei-Ling 查看完配送狀態後，就登出了購物應用程式。
The office policy says every employee must sign out of all systems before the lunch break.
公司規定每位員工在午休前，都必須登出所有系統。
Amara clicked the button to sign out, then shut the laptop and slid it into her bag.
Amara 點擊登出按鈕，然後關上筆電，把它滑進包包裡。
文法句型
sign out
sign out of [website/app/account]
sign out and close the browser
用法筆記
The standard term for ending a session on websites and apps. 'Log out' means the same thing and is equally common. Distinguish from sense 1, which involves a physical register book.
常見錯誤
3. to write your name beside a visitor's name in the entry book, confirming that th
簽名帶離
為來訪者簽名確認其離開建築物
to write your name beside a visitor's name in the entry book, confirming that the person is now departing from the building under your authorisation
Kwame went to the school office to sign his daughter out for a dentist appointment.
Kwame 去學校辦公室簽名，帶女兒離開去看牙醫。
sign [someone] out for + reason
Only a parent or guardian can sign a child out of the nursery before the end of the day.
只有家長或監護人才能在放學前簽名將孩子帶離托兒所。
sign [someone] out of + place
The security guard asked Svetlana to sign her guest out at the front gate before six.
保全請 Svetlana 在六點前到大門口簽名帶她的訪客離開。
Jorge forgot his visitor pass, so a colleague had to come downstairs and sign him out.
Jorge 忘了帶訪客證，所以一位同事得下樓來簽名帶他出去。
Students under sixteen must be signed out by an adult before they can leave the campus.
未滿十六歲的學生必須由成人簽名帶離，才能離開校園。
- check out
in American English, 'check someone out' can mean the same thing in hotel or hospital settings
- sign in
the action of recording a visitor's arrival by signing beside their name
文法句型
sign [someone] out
sign [someone] out of [place]
用法筆記
Always takes a person as the object — you sign someone out. Typical in schools, hospitals, and secure buildings. The object pronoun goes between 'sign' and 'out': 'sign him out,' not 'sign out him.'
常見錯誤
4. to put your name down in a logbook when you take an item such as a library book,
簽名借出
簽名登記後將物品借走
to put your name down in a logbook when you take an item such as a library book, tool, or piece of equipment, creating a written record that you are responsible for returning it
Naledi signed out three books from the university library on a rainy Tuesday afternoon.
Naledi 在一個下雨的週二下午，從大學圖書館簽名借出了三本書。
sign out + items + from + place
You need a staff card to sign equipment out of the supply room on the second floor.
你需要員工卡，才能從二樓的物資室簽名借出設備。
sign [equipment] out of + room
Arun signed out a laptop for the weekend and promised to return it first thing on Monday.
Arun 簽名借了一台筆電過週末，並答應星期一早上就歸還。
The nurse signed out a wheelchair so the patient could move around the hospital garden.
護理師簽名借出一張輪椅，讓病人可以在醫院花園裡走動。
Each power tool must be signed out before you take it from the workshop to the building site.
每件電動工具都必須先簽名借出，才能從工作坊帶到工地去。
文法句型
sign [something] out
sign [something] out of [place]
sign out [something]
用法筆記
Typical objects are library books, tools, keys, laptops, and medical equipment. The item is expected to be returned. In American English, 'check out' is more common for borrowing library books.
常見錯誤
sign-out — 動詞
- sign-outpresent simple I / you / we / they
- sign-outs3rd person singular
- sign-outing-ing form
- sign-outedpast simple
1. to formally indicate one's departure from a restricted or monitored facility by
登記離場
在正式日誌中記錄離開
to formally indicate one's departure from a restricted or monitored facility by completing the exit procedure at a control point, such as entering details in a log or register
All visitors are required to sign out at the security checkpoint before leaving the site.
所有訪客離開前，都必須在安檢站登記離場。
passive: are required to sign out
The contractor signed out at the gatehouse after finishing the electrical work on the second floor.
承包商完成二樓的電氣工程後，在警衛室登記離場。
Captain Rivera signed out at the airbase checkpoint and walked to his car across the wet tarmac.
Rivera 上尉在空軍基地檢查站登記離場，踩過濕漉漉的停機坪走向他的車。
Chen Wei signed out of the research facility and walked to the car park under the floodlights.
Chen Wei 在研究所登記離場，然後在探照燈下走向停車場。
- clock out
more informal and tied to hourly paid work; implies a timekeeping machine rather than a written log
- sign in
the formal act of recording one's arrival in an official register
文法句型
sign out
sign out at [checkpoint/gate]
用法筆記
More formal and abstract than the phrasal-verb sense 1. Found in written procedures, security manuals, and official notices. In everyday speech, people use the phrasal verb 'sign out' (sense 1) instead.
2. to formally record and grant permission for a person or item under one's charge
批准放行
正式記錄並核准人或物的釋出
to formally record and grant permission for a person or item under one's charge to be released from a controlled environment
The warden signed out the prisoner for a supervised family visit in the meeting room.
獄警批准放行那名囚犯，讓他去會客室接受家屬探視。
sign out + person under authority
A senior officer must sign out any classified document before it leaves the secure archive.
任何機密文件在離開安全檔案室之前，都必須由高級官員批准放行。
sign out + restricted item
The lab manager signed out the blood samples for overnight transport to the testing centre.
實驗室主管批准放行血液樣本，以便連夜運送到檢測中心。
Esther signed the evidence out of the locked storage room, logging every item in the chain-of-custody form.
Esther 簽名批准將證物從上鎖的儲藏室放行，並在保管鏈表格中逐一記錄。
文法句型
sign out [someone/something]
sign [someone/something] out
用法筆記
Formal register; used in institutional settings where strict control is maintained — prisons, military bases, laboratories, evidence rooms. The subject is usually an authority figure, and the object is typically a person in custody or a sensitive item.