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。
什么意思呢?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(jīng)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(xù)下去。