a straw in the wind

基本解释

• 预兆

英汉例句

双语例句

• A recent ruling in Europe may prove a straw in the wind.
  欧洲最新的一项裁决或许就是一个预兆。
• Economic experts said today that the increase in auto sales in the last 30 days is a straw in the wind that the US economy is beginning to recover from the brief recession.
  经济专家们今天说，最近1个月来汽车销售量的增加象征着美国经济已经开始从短暂的衰退中复苏。
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• The doctor's worried face was a straw in the wind.
  医生脸上的忧虑神情表明病人病情不妙。

权威例句

• Such a study is, of course, but a straw in the wind.
  ECONOMIST: Cutting their drug doses may benefit AIDS patients
• In this connection, its decision with respect to restoring grant security assistance to Ankara will be a critical straw in the wind.
  CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center for Security Policy Wake-Up Call From Saddam: Turkey Is A Friend In Need, A Friend Indeed

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