semaphore [ˈsɛməˌfɔr, -ˌfor]

例句:

• It is like a semaphore signal waving before the eyes of the particle physicists.
  它好象是在粒子物理学家眼前挥动的旗语信号.
  
• Any target can be assigned a semaphore, by setting a variable called on that target.
  任何目标都可以被赋予一个信号灯semaphore,方法是对该目标设置一个名为的变量.
  
• Me ( Beautifully pronouced, with choice semaphore ): " I want a divorce. "
  我 ( 用选好的语句, 优雅地大声说 ): “ 我要离婚. ”
  
• A common semaphore...is a quick grimace flashed by one man...to his partner behind his raised glove.
  来自transf.
• Flag semaphore uses rods or flags held in particular positions to send messages to the receiver watching them some distance away.
  来自SA
• She had never been to Germany before, and now she was seeing the country only as geographic semaphore.
  来自NEWYORKER