單詞
barometer
英 [b?'r?m?t?]
美[b?'rɑm?t?]
基本信息
- n. [氣象] 氣壓計；睛雨表；顯示變化的事物
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?barometers;形容詞:?barometric;
中文詞源
barometer 氣壓計
詞根bar, 重，同gravity, 重力。-meter, 儀器，計。
英文詞源
- barometer (n.)
- 1660s, from Greek baros "weight," from suffixed form of PIE root *gwere- (2) "heavy" (see grave (adj.)) + -meter. Probably coined (and certainly popularized) by English scientist Robert Boyle (1627-1691).
雙語例句
- 1. Infant mortality is a highly sensitive barometer of socio - economic conditions.
- 嬰兒死亡率能夠充分反映社會經(jīng)濟狀況.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. The barometer marked a continuing fall in atmospheric pressure.
- 氣壓表表明氣壓在繼續(xù)下降.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The arrow on the barometer was pointing to'stormy ".
- 氣壓計上的箭頭指向 “ 有暴風(fēng)雨 ”.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The barometer is falling.
- 氣壓正在下降.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. In past presidential elections, Missouri has been a barometer of the rest of the country.
- 在過去的總統(tǒng)選舉中，密蘇里州一直是國內(nèi)其他州的晴雨表。
來自柯林斯例句
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