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词汇 straw-in-the-wind
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straw in the wind


idiomUK
something that suggests what might happen: (预示某事的)迹象,征兆,风向标
She described the theatre's closure as "a straw in the wind" as companies faced up to the realities of life after the lottery.她认为该剧院的关闭是一个信号,昭示着各家剧团终于放弃侥幸想法,开始面对现实了。
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