bellwether
bellwether
英[ˈbelweðə(r)]美[ˈbɛlwɛˌðɚ]
n.系铃的公羊,前导,领导者,群众的首领;
复数:bellwethers;
例句
Intel Corp , for instance, hastraditionally been a bellwether for thesemiconductor industry.例如英特尔一向就是半导体行业的龙头股.
Yet again we look to George Lucas as a bellwether.我们再一次以乔治·卢卡斯的马首是瞻.
University campuses are often the bellwether of change.大学校园往往引领变革的新潮。
IBM is considered the bellwether stock on Wall Street.国际商用机器公司的股票行情被视为华尔街股市的风向标。
For decades the company was the bellwether of the British economy...几十年来,这家公司一直是英国经济的晴雨表。
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
先兆;征兆;风向标
If you describe something as a bellwether, you mean that it is an indication of the way a situation is changing.
例句
For decades the company was the bellwether of the British economy...几十年来,这家公司一直是英国经济的晴雨表。IBM is considered the bellwether stock on Wall Street.国际商用机器公司的股票行情被视为华尔街股市的风向标。英英词典释义
Noun
1. someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity
2. sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell
行业词典
金融: 领头羊;前导证券;