柯林斯詞典barometer /b??r?m?t?/ (barometers) 1. N-COUNT A barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure and shows when the weather is changing. 氣壓計 A man in camp took a barometer reading at half-hour intervals. 營地里的一個人每半小時看一次氣壓計。2. N-COUNT If something is a barometer of a particular situation, it indicates how things are changing or how things are likely to develop. 發(fā)展變化的指示計 In past presidential elections, Missouri has been a barometer of the rest of the country. 在過去的總統(tǒng)大選中，密蘇里州一直是該國其余各州的晴雨表。 返回 barometer劍橋詞典a device that measures air pressure and shows when the weather is likely to change 氣壓計 something that can show how a particular situation is developing , or how people's opinions on a particular matter are changing （顯示特定形勢或人們對某一問題態(tài)度變化的）晴雨表，標志 This survey is considered to be a reliable barometer of public opinion . 這項調查被看作是可靠的晴雨表，能反映民意。 返回 barometer