straw in the wind

British EnglishBrEPREDICT a sign of what might happen in the future 〔未来事态的〕迹象，征兆，苗头

There have been a few straws in the wind suggesting things might be getting a little better.

已经有些迹象表明情况可能会稍稍好转。

Examples from the Corpus

straw in the wind• A final straw in the wind may be Tolkien's increasing desire to pull strands together.• There were other straws in the wind.• These various statements amounted to straws in the wind rather than a fully defined policy for ending the war.• But even before 1947 there were straws in the wind.

→ straw in the wind at straw(3)

单词	straw in the wind
释义	straw in the wind straw in the wind British EnglishBrEPREDICT a sign of what might happen in the future 〔未来事态的〕迹象，征兆，苗头 There have been a few straws in the wind suggesting things might be getting a little better. 已经有些迹象表明情况可能会稍稍好转。 Examples from the Corpus straw in the wind• A final straw in the wind may be Tolkien's increasing desire to pull strands together.• There were other straws in the wind.• These various statements amounted to straws in the wind rather than a fully defined policy for ending the war.• But even before 1947 there were straws in the wind. → straw in the wind at straw(3)
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