1N-COUNT 气压计;气压表;晴雨表 A barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure and shows when the weather is changing. 气压计;气压表;晴雨表
2N-COUNT 变化的标志;晴雨表 If something is a barometer of a particular situation, it indicates how things are changing or how things are likely to develop. 变化的标志;晴雨表
In past presidential elections, Missouri has been a barometer of the rest of the country. [+ of]
在过去的总统选举中,密苏里州一直是国内其他州的晴雨表。
Our sleep pattern is a barometer to our psychological well-being.