Barometer氣壓表、晴雨表 新聞美語即時通

今天我們要學的詞是 barometer. Barometer is spelled b-a-r-o-m-e-t-e-r, barometer.

Barometer的意思是氣壓表、晴雨表，When a hurricane hits, 'Waffle House' becomes a barometer，當颶風來襲時，華夫餅屋就成了晴雨表。什麼意思呢？就是這家餐飲店是否開門顯示了颶風的嚴重程度。Democrats have already captured several races this year that were seen as barometers of the electorate, and the party is confident that enthusiasm will carry on，民主黨人今年已經贏得了幾個被視為選民晴雨表的地方選舉，他們相信這股熱情將持續下去。

好的，我們今天學習的詞是 barometer，barometer，barometer ...

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