| 单词 | weathercock |
| 释义 | weathercock noun[C] uk/ˈweð.ə.kɒk/us/ˈweð.ɚ.kɑːk/atypeofweathervane(= adeviceforshowingwhich way thewindisblowing)in theshapeof achicken （指示风向的）风向标，风信鸡 imamember/E+/GettyImages Wind & winds
Examplesofweathercockweathercock I happen to live in a house with aweathercockon the top. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Suddenly, and without any warning, theweathercockswung and the policy changed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 All we have got is a well-intentionedweathercock. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Aweathercockalways finds it difficult to make up its mind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Their salesmen are quick weathercocks of the position, who go back to the factory and warn of what is impending. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a very convenient form of words to find which, like theweathercock, in any wind that blows, will signify a different direction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In this case, theweathercockwas a windmill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 All his political life has been notorious for changing opinions, just like theweathercock, which vacillates and gyrates with the changing winds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He was a signpost, not aweathercock. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These men are not weathercocks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Sometimes, to hear some of the speeches to which we have listened, one would have thought that we were a nation of weathercocks—that was a phrase that was used. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that we are not weathercocks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is like aweathercock. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Most of the authorities are doing the best they can, but it becomes a frustrating exercise as a result of thisweathercockbusiness of chopping and changing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Its wrought-iron cross stood on the churchtower until a storm in 2005, whereupon it was replaced in 2006 with a copperweathercock. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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