barometer
noun /bəˈrɒmɪtə(r)/
/bəˈrɑːmɪtər/
- an instrument for measuring air pressure to show when the weather will change
气压计；气压表；晴雨表 - The barometer is falling (= showing that it will probably rain).
气压在下降（表示可能要下雨）。 - The barometer has been steady for three days now.
三天来气压值一直很稳定。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- aneroid
- check
- read
- tap
- …
- rise
- drop
- fall
- …
- The barometer is falling (= showing that it will probably rain).
- something that shows the changes that are happening in an economic, social or political situation
（显示经济、社会、政治变化的）晴雨表，标志，指标 - 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。
- Ownership of cattle was a barometer of status.
牛的所有权是地位的晴雨表。 - The skin is an accurate barometer of your state of health.
皮肤是你健康状况的准确晴雨表。 - What barometer is there to measure fear and intimidation?
有什么晴雨表来衡量恐惧和恐吓？
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- accurate
- good
- reliable
- …
- barometer of
- Infant mortality is a reliable barometer of socio-economic conditions.
词源mid 17th cent.: from Greek baros ‘weight’ + -meter(see meter).