bellwether

noun

1. 征兆；前导
   something that is used as a sign of what will happen in the future
   1. University campuses are often the bellwether of change.
      大学校园往往引领变革的新潮。

1. 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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. The price of copper is a global bellwether, signaling industrial health wherever it trades.
   铜价是全球经济的晴雨表，它的走向反映了全球工业冷暖。
4. For most of the 12 years since the dot-com bubble burst, Cisco was a true tech bellwether.
   互联网泡沫破裂之后12年的大部分时间里，思科公司（Cisco）一直是科技行业的领头羊。
5. The effectiveness of CEO succession is a bellwether for good board governance at companies.
   一份有效的CEO继任计划是董事会对公司进行良好治理的头等大事。
6. But, I think that a lot of people have seen us as a very bellwether technology, and see us as extremely strategic.
   不过，我认为很多人一直就将我们视为当之无愧的技术领头羊，而且认为我们很有战略眼光。
7. The rise in copper, a bellwether for global industrial production thanks to its widespread uses in construction and manufacturing, underscores a shift in perceptions about the global macroeconomic outlook in recent weeks.
   铜金属广泛应用于建筑业和制造业，因此是全球工业生产的先行指标。铜价的上涨，显示出最近几周投资者对全球宏观经济前景的预期发生了变化。
8. There are now 28 products traded on the country's markets. Trading volume has surged over the years, with a particularly important contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange in copper a metal sometimes described as an economic bellwether.
   目前在中国市场上交易的商品期货共有28种，交易额在过去几年不断攀升，其中在上海期货交易所交易的铜期货合约在国际市场尤其具有重要地位。
9. 'It's the bellwether. Price growth is strong but it's going down. We're seeing the effect of the fear of rising interest rates,' he said.
   他表示，伦敦是风向标，房价上涨强劲，但涨幅正在放缓，人们对利率上升的担忧已经对房价造成了影响。
10. James Ashurst of RVIA sees the RV market as a sort of bellwether of the American economy.
    RVIA的詹姆斯•艾舍斯特（JamesAshurst）认为休闲车租赁市场是美国经济的一只领头羊。
11. Korea's central role in the global supply chain of electronics and cars makes it something of a bellwether on exports. The rest of Asia is hoping Korean consumers aren't bellwethers, too.
    鉴于韩国在全球电子产品和汽车供应链中的核心地位，韩国是全球出口贸易的风向标，亚洲其他国家则希望本国的消费者不会步韩国消费者之后尘。
12. The turn in the euro/ dollar bellwether currency pair will have little to do with valuations and more to do with signals on interest rates from the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank.
    作为领头羊的欧元兑美元汇率反转，与估值的关系不大，更多地是与美联储（fed）和欧洲央行（ecb）发出的利率信号有关。
13. The manufacturer is a bellwether of the US economy but is also heavily reliant on overseas markets, which account for 60 per cent of its sales.
    卡特彼勒是美国经济的领头羊，但同时高度依赖于海外市场。该公司销售额的60%来自海外市场。
14. Other stocks are following the upward trend of the bellwether stock.
    其它股票在指标股的带动下上涨。
15. Real estate agents in the residential property bellwether of Shanghai said the market seemed to have bottomed out as a result of government stimulus measures, falling prices and pent-up demand from owner-occupiers.
    住宅市场领头羊上海的房地产中介机构表示，在政府财政刺激措施、房价不断下跌和自住业者蓄积已久的需求推动下，房地产市场似乎已经见底。
16. The Cannes Film Festival is a bellwether for the health of the independent film industry with buyers and sellers from around the world meeting to negotiate film prices which have fallen up to 20 per cent since last year.
    戛纳电影节是独立电影行业形势好坏的风向标，世界各地的买家和卖家在这里会合，洽谈影片价格。自去年以来，电影价格跌幅最高已到了20%。
17. The measures announced by Dow, a bellwether of global industry, will deepen fears over rising unemployment in the US and Europe.
    陶氏化学公司宣布的措施加深了人们对美国和欧洲失业率上升的忧虑。陶氏化学公司被认为是全球工业的晴暑表。
18. The grave forecasts by Toyota, Japan's flagship exporter and a bellwether of Japan's corporate strength, will likely have ripple effects throughout Japan's export-dependent economy.
    丰田黯淡的收益预期很可能会对日本整个出口型经济带来扩散效应。该公司是日本的出口领头羊，也是日本企业实力的代表。
19. It is seen as a bellwether for the high tech industry because its chips go into products from computers to mobile phones to machinery for companies such as Qualcomm and Advanced Micro Devices.
    该公司的芯片广泛应用于高通（Qualcomm）和AMD等公司从电脑到手机、再到机械等产品，因而被视为高科技行业的领头羊。
20. His comments are one of the first from a bellwether company about signs of stabilisation in the economy.
    在全球龙头公司关于经济稳定迹象的说法中，贝加利的言论是最早的一批。
21. Wealthy Singapore is often a bellwether for Asia.
    富足的新加坡往往是亚洲的风向标。
22. They focused on two minerals, magnetite and siderite, that can provide a bellwether of the CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere.
    他们重点分析了两种矿物：磁铁矿和菱铁矿，这两种矿物可以为大气中的二氧化碳浓度提供征兆。
23. Wenzhou is considered a bellwether for the health of small and medium-size private businesses in China.
    一直以来，温州都被认为是中国中小企业健康发展模式的典范。
24. Paris remains the bellwether of fashion industry.
    在服装行业，巴黎仍然保持着领头羊的地位。
25. The giant online retailer of goods ranging from books, toys and CDs to tools is not simply a bellwether of e-commerce.
    这个网上零售商的经营范围从图书、玩具和CD乃至工具不是简单的电子商务的领头羊。
26. FOR ALL the woes of the city that hosts it, Detroit's annual motor show is still a bellwether for America's car industry.
    尽管作为主办城市的底特律茶几上摆满了杯具，但它的年度车展在美国汽车业中仍然堪称翘楚。
27. The mood was also dented by a poor outlook statement from United Parcel Service often seen as a bellwether of the US economy and equity markets on both sides of the Atlantic turned lower.
    经常被看作美国经济领头羊的美国联合包裹公司（ups）不佳的前景预测，也影响了市场人气，导致大西洋两岸股市下跌。
28. Shipments of industrial gases including "commodities" such as carbon dioxide or ammonia but also xenon or krypton add up to a bellwether of activity because they are key feedstocks for a range of processes in refining and manufacturing.
    工业气体包括二氧化碳或氨气等“大宗商品”，但也包括氙和氪的发货，合计形成了一种预兆性的活动，因为它们是精炼及制造业活动中一系列流程的关键给料。
29. The BM& FBovespa said the listing of stocks in Asia, which follows a similar deal with Hong Kong, would help it win back market share in the trading of some of its bellwether stocks.
    巴西商品期货交易所表示，股票在亚洲上市，将帮助其赢回一些领头羊股票的交易份额。此前，它还与香港达成了类似交易。

noun

1. sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell

2. someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity