bellwether

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  • n.征兆；前导
  • Web领头羊；领导者，领头羊；龙头股
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bellwether
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征兆；前导something that is used as a sign of what will happen in the future
University campuses are often the bellwether of change.
大学校园往往引领变革的新潮。

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The company, which supplies major retailers such as Walmart and Gap, is often seen as a bellwether for global consumer sentiment.
作为沃尔玛（Walmart）与Gap等主要零售商的供应商，利丰经常被视为全球消费者情绪的风向标。
zuò wéi wò ěr mǎ ( Walmart ) yǔ Gap děng zhǔ yào líng shòu shāng de gōng yìng shāng , lì fēng jīng cháng bèi shì wéi quán qiú xiāo fèi zhě qíng xù de fēng xiàng biāo 。
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If he has any doubt as to which side he ought to be on, he need only ask that bellwether of public opinion, his old friend Oprah Winfrey.
如果他对支持哪一方有任何疑虑的话，他只需要问问民意代表，他的老朋友OprahWinfrey。
rú guǒ tā duì zhī chí nǎ yī fāng yǒu rèn hé yí lǜ de huà , tā zhǐ xū yào wèn wèn mín yì dài biǎo , tā de lǎo péng yǒu OprahWinfrey 。
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Wealthy Singapore is often a bellwether for Asia.
富足的新加坡往往是亚洲的风向标。
fù zú de xīn jiā pō wǎng wǎng shì yà zhōu de fēng xiàng biāo 。
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4.
"The company just isn't the market bellwether, " he said.
“该公司就不是市场的风向标，”他说。
" gāi gōng sī jiù bú shì shì chǎng de fēng xiàng biāo , " tā shuō 。
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The price of copper is seen as a bellwether for the global economy thanks to its widespread use by the manufacturing industry.
由于铜广泛应用于制造业，铜价被视为全球经济的一个领先指标。
yóu yú tóng guǎng fàn yìng yòng yú zhì zào yè , tóng jià bèi shì wéi quán qiú jīng jì de yī gè lǐng xiān zhǐ biāo 。
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Intel Corp, for instance, has traditionally been a bellwether for the semiconductor industry.
例如英特尔一向就是半导体行业的龙头股。
lì rú yīng tè ěr yí xiàng jiù shì bàn dǎo tǐ háng yè de lóng tóu gǔ 。
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A bellwether survey of German firms by Ifo, in Munich, showed confidence dropping in April to its lowest in more than two years.
一项由慕尼黑IFO公司所进行的德国公司对未来前景预测的调查表明：在四月份商业信心跌至两年多来的最低点。
yī xiàng yóu mù ní hēi IFO gōng sī suǒ jìn xíng de dé guó gōng sī duì wèi lái qián jǐng yù cè de diào chá biǎo míng : zài sì yuè fèn shāng yè xìn xīn diē zhì liǎng nián duō lái de zuì dī diǎn 。
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The style-matching approach proved to be a powerful bellwether of marriages as well.
风格匹配方法同样是观察婚姻关系情况的有力工具。
fēng gé pǐ pèi fāng fǎ tóng yàng shì guān chá hūn yīn guān xì qíng kuàng de yǒu lì gōng jù 。
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This day was just like the time's bellwether, which is bringing a large number of days with abundant time to look for me.
这一日像时间的领头羊，带着一大群时光充裕的日子找我来了。
zhè yī rì xiàng shí jiān de lǐng tóu yáng , dài zhe yī dà qún shí guāng chōng yù de rì zǐ zhǎo wǒ lái le 。
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Bellwether: A stock or other instrumentconsidered as a key indicator of an overalltrend in a particular market, business sectors economy.
龙头股：被看作是某类市场、行业或经济总体走势关键指标的一种股票等金融工具。
lóng tóu gǔ : bèi kàn zuò shì mǒu lèi shì chǎng 、 háng yè huò jīng jì zǒng tǐ zǒu shì guān jiàn zhǐ biāo de yī zhǒng gǔ piào děng jīn róng gōng jù 。
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