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单词 bellwether
释义
bellwether
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbelˌweð.ər/us
/ˈbelˌweð.ɚ/
aparticularevent,result, etc. that usuallyshowshow a moregeneralsituationwilldeveloporchange:
Thereportisviewedas a bellwetherforeconomictrends.这份报告被视为经济走势的风向标。
Theshiftinmoodin thecitymay be a bellwetheroflargertrendsnationwide.
Missouri is akeyMidwestbellwetherstatethat hasbackedthewinningcandidateinalmosteveryWhiteHouseelectionsince 1900.
economics & financespecialized
acompanyon thestockexchangewhosesuccessusuallyshowshowsuccessfulothersimilarcompaniesor aparticularsectionof theeconomywill be:
WallStreetralliedafter asurprisinglypositiveforecastfrom thetechbellwether.
Renewable Energy Corporation, oftenseenas asectorbellwether,surprisedthemarketwithstrongprofitgrowth.
This is animportantbellwetherstockfor themarket.
More examples
  • Thestatusof women is a bellwether for thepoliticalandeconomichealthof anation.
  • Thestateof Iowa has been a bellwether forpresidentialnominationsfordecades.
  • The company'sperformanceiscloselywatchedas a bellwether ofcorporatetechnologytrends.
  • andbanking, bellwethers of theeconomy, are in goodshape.
  • Thispartof Kentucky hasemergedas apotentialnationalbellwetherracefor Democrats.
  • Analystsdowngradedforecastsafter thesectorbellwethersawitssharesslump18percentonMonday.
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(Definition ofbellwetherfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
bellwether
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbelˌwe.ðər/us
/ˈbelˌwe.ðɚ/
someone or something thatshowshow asituationwilldeveloporchange
前导；领头者
Thereportisviewedas a bellwether foreconomictrends.这份报告被视为经济走势的风向标。

bellwether| American Dictionary

bellwether
noun[C]
us
/ˈbelˌweð·ər/
something thatshowswhat thegeneralfutureofchangesordevelopmentswillprobablybe:
In Massachusetts, a bellwetherstatefor theregion, morepeoplearebuyingandbuildinghouses.
(Definition ofbellwetherfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

bellwether| Business English

bellwether
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbelˌweðər/us
/-ðɚ/
someone or something that isbelievedto show how asituationwilldeveloporchangein thefuture:
bellwether for/of sthThereportisviewedas a bellwether fornationaleconomictrends.
FINANCE
asharewhoseperformanceisbelievedto show thefutureperformanceof thefinancialmarkets:
Investors will beeagerlyawaitingtheguidancefrombellwetherstocks.
See also
barometer stock
ECONOMICS
acompanywhosesuccessorfailureisbelievedto show thefuturedirectionof aparticularindustryor theeconomy:
Thefirmisseenas a bellwether,importantfor cyclicals and thewholemarket.
FINANCE
→bellwether bond
(Definition ofbellwetherfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbellwether

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Overall unemployment increased from 7.7 million to 10.4 million between 1937 and 1938, and in thebellwetherauto and steel industries the increase was even sharper.
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The commitment to violence today is a commitment to death; a commitment to unilateral and total disarmament is thebellwetherof life.
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There is a tendency to our degenerating into mere bellwethers.
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We cannot affordbellwetherleadership, narrow-minded political party warfare or obstruction.
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Its main predecessor, named first, was also abellwetherof the national result.
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Instead, it has generally served as abellwetherfor the political movement of the nation.
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Frequently, it was thebellwetherfor important events, and readers often followed its news leads to detect changes in policies.
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Any drop in the influx of new riders at the local level is a clearbellwetherof trouble.
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Bellwetheris intended to create an overall sense of the movement of a community through a designated space.
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Named after thebellwether, the literary prize is intended to support writers whose unpublished works support positive social change.
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He has become a fashion and stylisticbellwether.
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From 1972 it has been held by the government of the day, and is thus regarded as abellwetherseat.
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The state is considered abellwether, voting for 13 successful presidential candidates since 1952, and for the loser three times.
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The election has been read as abellwetherfor the presidential election to be held later in the year.
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Political scientists often caution against overinterpreting special election results, which non-experts often take as abellwether.
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