【barometer】 - AEAS备考词汇

barometer

UK:  [bə'rɒmɪtə(r)]

US:  [bə'rɑmətər]

复数：barometers  

n.

1.气压表;晴雨表

2.晴雨表,气压计

3.气压表式计分法

4.晴雨计

5.〔比喻〕(舆论等的)标记

6.标起

adj.

1.气压表的

2.气压计的

1 . It is often the case that the car insurers in Singapore count on a guide called BOLA which stands for Barometer of Liability Agreement.
这是常有的事，汽车保险公司在新加坡指望导游叫打，代表的晴雨表责任协议。

2 . I read the examination question: "Show how it is possible to determine the height of a tall building with the aid of a barometer. "
考试题是这样的：“说明如何用一个气压计测量一幢建筑物的高度。”

3 . Or if the sun is shining you could measure the height of the barometer, then set it on end and measure the length of its shadow.
或者，如果天气晴朗，你可以测量气压计的高度，然后把它立于地面，再测量它的影子的长度。

4 . As you climb the stairs, you mark off the length of the barometer along the wall.
你一边爬楼梯，一边沿着墙壁标出气压表的长度。

5 . He lifted his eyes, and looked at the clock and the barometer on his right hand and on his left.
他抬起眼皮来，看看左右的挂钟和风雨表。