学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3162 barometer

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今天我们要学的词是 barometer¹。

Barometer的意思是气压表、晴雨表，When a hurricane hits, 'Waffle House' becomes a barometer，当飓风来袭时，华夫饼屋就成了晴雨表。什么意思呢？就是这家餐饮店是否开门显示了飓风的严重程度。Democrats² have already captured several races this year that were seen as barometers³ of the electorate⁴, and the party is confident that enthusiasm will carry on，民主党人今年已经赢得了几个被视为选民晴雨表的地方选举，他们相信这股热情将持续下去。