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weathercock

/weth-er-kok/US // ˈwɛð ərˌkɒk //UK // (ˈwɛðəˌkɒk) //

风向标,天气预报器,天气预报员,天气预报

Related Words

feather羽毛,羽绒服,绒毛,羽毛的fan扇子,粉丝,扇形,扇动cock雄鸡,雄起,雄鸡报晓,雄鸡独立vane风向标,叶片,窗帘,翼片anemometer风速仪,风速表,风速计,风向标wind vane风,风的作用windsock风向标,风船,风铃,防风罩

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a weather vane with the figure of a rooster on it.
    • : any weather vane.
    • : a person who readily adopts the latest fads, opinions, etc.: The count is the weathercock of the jet set.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inweather vane
Synonyms
anemometer风速仪,风速表,风速计,风向标cock雄鸡,雄起,雄鸡报晓,雄鸡独立vane风向标,叶片,窗帘,翼片wind vane风,风的作用windsock风向标,风船,风铃,防风罩
as invane
Synonyms
fan扇子,粉丝,扇形,扇动feather羽毛,羽绒服,绒毛,羽毛的

Examples

  • A weathercock and two towers visible amid the trees marked the site of the town.

  • They were, in fact, clasped around the leg of the weathercock.

  • And just then the wind came in a sudden gust and the weathercock flew around to face it.

  • I used to be a jolly weathercock, but now, with all this water around, I feel more like a lighthouse.

  • And just then the Weathercock shouted something which sounded very much like "Periscope!"

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