barometer

英 [bəˈrɒmɪtə(r)]

美 [bəˈrɑːmɪtər]

n. 气压计; 晴雨表; (显示经济、社会、政治变化的)晴雨表，标志，指标

复数：barometers　

Collins.1 / BNC.14773 / COCA.16352

牛津词典

noun

气压计；晴雨表
an instrument for measuring air pressure to show when the weather will change
1. The barometer is falling (= showing that it will probably rain) .
  气压在下降（表示可能要下雨）。
（显示经济、社会、政治变化的）晴雨表，标志，指标
something that shows the changes that are happening in an economic, social or political situation
1. Infant mortality is a reliable barometer of socio-economic conditions.
  婴儿死亡率是社会经济状况的可靠指标。

气压计；气压表；晴雨表
Abarometeris an instrument that measures air pressure and shows when the weather is changing.
N-COUNT 变化的标志；晴雨表
If something is abarometer ofa particular situation, it indicates how things are changing or how things are likely to develop.
1. In past presidential elections, Missouri has been a barometer of the rest of the country...
  在过去的总统选举中，密苏里州一直是国内其他州的晴雨表。
2. Our sleep pattern is a barometer to our psychological well-being.
  我们的睡眠模式是心理健康的晴雨表。

noun

If you will tell me the height of this building, I will gladly give you this barometer!
要是你愿意告诉我这楼的高度，我会很高兴地给你这个气压表！
The needle on the barometer was pointing to "cloudy".
晴雨表的指针指向“多云”。
But bad luck on the barometer.
但气压计只好报废了。
Historically, beards in the boardroom have been a barometer of the relative vitality of capitalism and its critics.
董事会上的络腮胡，在历史上一直是资本主义与其批判者的势力对比晴雨表。
As a barometer for global growth, it is hardly encouraging.
作为全球增长的晴雨表，中国的钢铁需求情况并不令人鼓舞。
The barometer is a good instrument for measuring air pressure.
气压计是丈量气压的好仪器。
The growing opportunities for Chinese Americans in China act as a useful barometer of the country's economic progress.
美籍华人在中国不断增加的机会，也成为中国经济和社会成长的一个很好的晴雨表。
The stock market has become a barometer of the fear that many Thais have for the future.
股市已成为反映许多泰国人对未来担忧的晴雨表。
Take the barometer outside on a sunny day, measure its shadow and the buildings shadow.
晴天时测量气压计的影子和楼的影子；
The barometer is rising.
气压表的水银柱在上升。