sign on
phrasal verbsign on
- (British English, informal)
to sign a form stating that you are an unemployed person so that you can receive payment from the government 办理失业登记（以领取失业救济金）
sign on/up | sign somebody on/up
to sign a form or contract which says that you agree to do a job or become a soldier; to persuade somebody to sign a form or contract like this （使）签约受雇（或入伍） He signed on for five years in the army. 他签了在部队服役五年的合同。 The company has signed up three top models for the fashion show. 为时装表演，公司签约聘了三名顶尖模特儿。