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barometer

noun
🔊/bəˈrɒmɪtə(r)/
🔊/bəˈrɑːmɪtər/
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  1. 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。
    Topics Weatherc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • aneroid
    verb + barometer
    • check
    • read
    • tap
    • …
    barometer + verb
    • rise
    • drop
    • fall
    • …
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  2. 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。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • 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.皮肤是您健康状况的准确晴雨表。
    • What barometer is there to measure fear and intimidation?有什么晴雨表可以衡量恐惧和恐吓？
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • accurate
    • good
    • reliable
    • …
    preposition
    • barometer of
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    3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Greek baros ‘weight’ + -meter(see meter).