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bellwether Use the word bellwether to indicate someone or something that takes the lead in a group or movement. ☆☆☆☆☆

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n.系铃的公羊,前导,领导者,群众的首领 Literally, a bellwether is a sheep (often wearing a bell) that leads a herd. Unless you herd sheep, you probably don't see many bellwethers that say "Baaa." That's the origin of this word, but there are many other types of bellwethers who lead the way in different areas. Apple was a bellwether in technology. Rosa Parks was a bellwether in civil rights. And, during election season, those "bellwether states" are the ones where the primaries seem to predict the outcome of a party's nomination. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.   [usu sing]  [mainly AM 主美]  [JOURNALISM 新闻]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。

英语单词	bellwether
中文释义	n.系铃的公羊,前导,领导者,群众的首领
vocabulary简明	Use the word bellwether to indicate someone or something that takes the lead in a group or movement.
vocabulary扩展	Literally, a bellwether is a sheep (often wearing a bell) that leads a herd. Unless you herd sheep, you probably don't see many bellwethers that say "Baaa." That's the origin of this word, but there are many other types of bellwethers who lead the way in different areas. Apple was a bellwether in technology. Rosa Parks was a bellwether in civil rights. And, during election season, those "bellwether states" are the ones where the primaries seem to predict the outcome of a party's nomination.
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柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]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. [usu sing] [mainly AM 主美] [JOURNALISM 新闻] 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。

Bellwether Lead N.系铃的公羊,前导,领导者,群众的首领 Word Takes Group Movement Literally