indicator

Word family noun indication indicator adjective indicative indicantindicatoryverb indicate adverbindicatively

Related topics: Motor vehicles, Measurement

in·di·ca·tor /ˈɪndəkeɪtə $ -ər/ AWL noun [countableC]

1 SIGN/INDICATIONsomething that can be regarded as a sign of something else 指示物；指示者 SYN sign

All the main economic indicators suggest that trade is improving.

所有主要的经济指标都表明贸易情况正在改善。

► see thesaurus at sign

2. British EnglishBrETTC one of the lights on a car that flash to show which way the car is turning 〔汽车的〕转向指示灯 SYN American English turn signal →4 See picture on 见图 Page A2 Car 汽车 →5 see picture at 见图 car

3. TMa pointer on a machine that shows the temperature, pressure, speed etc 〔机器设备中显示温度、压力、速度等的〕指针

Examples from the Corpus

indicator• An alternative indicator of demand for labour is employers' notification of vacancies.• Good economic indicators masked widespread unease.• Four indicators were emphasized - staff student ratios, average class sizes, average student hours and average lecturer hours.• High levels of cholesterol may be an important indicator of heart disease risk.• However, it is suggested that market share is normally the most important indicator of dominance though not the only factor.• It is these positive indicators that will count in the long run.• Shortly thereafter, Odom called back to say the warning indicators had changed to an all-out attack of 2,200 missiles.

From Longman Business Dictionary

indicatorin·di·ca·tor /ˈɪndəkeɪtə-ər/ noun [countableC]ECONOMICS

a sign of the level of activity in the economy or in a particular company or financial market

All the main indicators suggest that trade is improving.

indicator of

Orders for machine tools are considered an indicator of manufacturers’ optimism.

→ see also barometer

→ coincident indicator → economic indicator → financial indicator → key indicator → lagging indicator → leading indicator → sentiment indicator → technical indicator

单词	indicator
释义	indicator Word family noun indication indicator adjective indicative indicantindicatoryverb indicate adverbindicatively Related topics: Motor vehicles, Measurement in·di·ca·tor /ˈɪndəkeɪtə $ -ər/ ●○○ AWL noun [countableC] 1 SIGN/INDICATIONsomething that can be regarded as a sign of something else 指示物；指示者 SYN sign All the main economic indicators suggest that trade is improving. 所有主要的经济指标都表明贸易情况正在改善。 ► see thesaurus at sign 2. British EnglishBrETTC one of the lights on a car that flash to show which way the car is turning 〔汽车的〕转向指示灯 SYN American English turn signal →4 See picture on 见图 Page A2 Car 汽车 →5 see picture at 见图 car 3. TMa pointer on a machine that shows the temperature, pressure, speed etc 〔机器设备中显示温度、压力、速度等的〕指针 Examples from the Corpus indicator• An alternative indicator of demand for labour is employers' notification of vacancies.• Good economic indicators masked widespread unease.• Four indicators were emphasized - staff student ratios, average class sizes, average student hours and average lecturer hours.• High levels of cholesterol may be an important indicator of heart disease risk.• However, it is suggested that market share is normally the most important indicator of dominance though not the only factor.• It is these positive indicators that will count in the long run.• Shortly thereafter, Odom called back to say the warning indicators had changed to an all-out attack of 2,200 missiles. From Longman Business Dictionary indicatorin·di·ca·tor /ˈɪndəkeɪtə-ər/ noun [countableC]ECONOMICS a sign of the level of activity in the economy or in a particular company or financial market All the main indicators suggest that trade is improving. indicator of Orders for machine tools are considered an indicator of manufacturers’ optimism. → see also barometer → coincident indicator → economic indicator → financial indicator → key indicator → lagging indicator → leading indicator → sentiment indicator → technical indicator
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