柯林斯詞典bellwether /?b?l?w?e?/ (bellwethers) 1. N-COUNT If you describe something as a bellwether, you mean that it is an indication of the way a situation is changing. 征兆; 風向標[美國英語] [journalism] [usu sing, oft N n] The Methodist church is viewed as a bellwether of U.S. attitudes in large part. 衛(wèi)理公會派教堂在很大程度上被認為是美國立場的風向標。 IBM is considered the bellwether stock on Wall Street. IBM的股票行情被認為是華爾街股市的風向標。 返回 bellwether劍橋詞典someone or something that shows how a situation will develop or change 前導;領頭者 The report is viewed as a bellwether for economic trends . 這份報告被視為經濟走勢的風向標。 返回 bellwether