Definition

Examples

• 气象学家用晴雨表来预测天气。
  Qìxiàngxuéjiā yòng qíng yǔ biǎo lái yùcè tiānqì.
  Meteorologists use a barometer to predict the weather.
• 股市是经济变化的晴雨表。
  Gǔshì shì jīngjì biànhuà de qíng yǔ biǎo.
  The stock market is a barometer of economic changes.
• 民调是公众情绪的可靠晴雨表。
  Míndiào shì gōngzhòng qíngxù de kěkào qíng yǔ biǎo.
  Polls are a reliable barometer of public sentiment.