bellwether是什么意思？

bellwether

英[ˈbelweðə(r)] 美[ˈbɛlwɛˌðɚ]

• n. 系铃的公羊，前导，领导者，群众的首领；

复数：bellwethers;

例句

• Intel Corp , for instance, hastraditionally been a bellwether for thesemiconductor industry. 例如英特尔一向就是半导体行业的龙头股.
• Yet again we look to George Lucas as a bellwether. 我们再一次以乔治·卢卡斯的马首是瞻.
• University campuses are often the bellwether of change. 大学校园往往引领变革的新潮。
• 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。
• 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。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  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.
  例句
  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。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity
  2. sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell

行业词典

• 金融： 领头羊；前导证券；