weather-vane

英 ['weðərv'eɪn] 美 ['weðərv'eɪn]

• n. 风向标

英英释义

名词 weather vane:

1. mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. In winter the weather vane often freezes up.
   气象风向标在冬季经常僵立不动。
2. Its identity also surmounted an average public house accordingly, become the vane of this market.
   它的身份因此也超越了一家普通的酒店，成为这个市场的风向标。