bellwether
英 ['belwee?(r)]
美['b?l,w?e?]
- n. 前導(dǎo)；領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者；系鈴的公羊；群眾的首領(lǐng)
GRE
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?bellwethers;
中文詞源
bellwether 領(lǐng)頭羊，預(yù)兆
bell, 鐘，鈴。wether, 公羊。來(lái)自于羊群放牧，通常在頭羊脖子上掛一個(gè)小鈴鐺，帶領(lǐng)其它羊群前進(jìn)。
英文詞源
- bellwether (n.)
- mid-14c. (late 13c. in Anglo-Latin; late 12c. as a surname), from bell (n.) + wether; the lead sheep (on whose neck a bell was hung) of a domesticated flock. Figurative sense of "chief, leader" is from mid-14c.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. For decades the company was the bellwether of the British economy.
- 幾十年來(lái)，這家公司一直是英國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)的晴雨表。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. University campuses are often the bellwether of change.
- 大學(xué)校園往往引領(lǐng)變革的新潮。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. IBM is considered the bellwether stock on Wall Street.
- 國(guó)際商用機(jī)器公司的股票行情被視為華爾街股市的風(fēng)向標(biāo)。
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 4. Yet again we look to George Lucas as a bellwether.
- 我們?cè)僖淮我詥讨巍けR卡斯的馬首是瞻.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. Intel Corp , for instance, hastraditionally been a bellwether for thesemiconductor industry.
- 例如英特爾一向就是半導(dǎo)體行業(yè)的龍頭股.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)